Japanese word

参議院

Pronunciation

Romajisangiin

参議院の議員が法案について話し合います。san gi in no gi in ga hō an ni tsu i te hana shi a i ma su

Members of the House of Councillors discuss a bill.

参議院選挙は三年ごとに行われます。san gi in sen kyo wa san nen go to ni okona wa re ma su

House of Councillors elections are held every three years.

Refers to Japan's elected upper legislative chamber, which examines bills and other national matters alongside the House of Representatives.

日本の国会で、衆議院と並んで法律案などを審議する上院に当たる議院。nihon no kok kai de shū gi in to nara n de hō ritsu an na do o shin gi su ru jō in ni a ta ru gi in

参議院 (sangiin) is a compound of 参 (san, "participate"), 議 (gi, "deliberate"), and 院 (in, "institution"), describing a deliberative national chamber.

Unlike the House of Representatives, the House of Councillors cannot be dissolved, so its members serve fixed six-year terms, with half of the seats contested every three years.