Japanese Conversation · Level 79
76 words
Japanese word
議員
Pronunciation
Romajigiin
Meaning
- nounmember of Congress
Example
あの人は議員です。a no hito wa gi in de su
That person is a member of Congress.
More examples
その議員は住民の要望を丁寧に聞きました。so no gi in wa jū min no yō bō o tei nei ni ki ki ma shi ta
The member of Congress listened carefully to the residents' requests.
Core concept
A person who takes part in a legislative body and represents constituents in making public decisions.
Common phrases
議員として働くgi in to shi te hatara ku
work as a member of Congress
議員に投票するgi in ni tō hyō su ru
vote for a member of Congress
Definition in Japanese
国や地方の議会で、住民を代表して議案の審議や決定に加わる人。kuni ya chi hō no gi kai de jū min o dai hyō shi te gi an no shin gi ya ket tei ni kuwa wa ru hito
Word origin
議 (gi, "deliberation") + 員 (in, "member") forms a Sino-Japanese compound for a member of a deliberative body.
Usage tips
- English member of Congress usually refers to the U.S. federal legislature, while Japanese 議員 (giin) also includes elected members of local assemblies.
Other meanings
- assembly membernoun
- member of parliamentnoun