上院 (jōin) means “upper house” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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新しい法律を施行するには、上院の承認が必要です。atara shi i hō ritsu o shi kō su ru ni wa jō in no shō nin ga hitsu yō de su

Approval from the upper house is required to put the new law into effect.

The term marks one of two legislative chambers as the upper counterpart to the lower house, often giving it a distinct reviewing role.

二院制の議会を構成する二つの議院のうち、上側に位置づけられる議院。ni in sei no gi kai o kō sei su ru futa tsu no gi in no u chi ue gawa ni i chi zu ke ra re ru gi in

As a Sino-Japanese compound, 上院 (jōin) joins 上 (jō, "upper") with 院 (in, "institution or chamber") to name the upper legislative chamber.

The label upper house describes constitutional position, not necessarily greater authority, so its powers differ widely by country.