参議院

• 読み: さんぎいん
• ローマ字: sangiin
• 漢字の分解: 参 (san) — participate, consult; 議 (gi) — deliberation, discussion; 院 (in) — institution, chamber
• 発音: /saɴ.ɡi.iɴ/

意味

House of Councillors. The upper house of Japan's bicameral National Diet (parliament).

A noun referring to the upper chamber of the Japanese parliament (国会). Members serve six-year terms, with half elected every three years. Compared to the 衆議院 (House of Representatives), the 参議院 is considered more deliberative and less partisan. Often appears in news about elections, legislation, and political debates.

例文

1. 参議院の選挙は三年ごとに行われる。
2. その法案は参議院で否決された。
3. 参議院と衆議院の両方で可決されないと法律にならない。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, news, government

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 参 (san, participate/consult) + 議 (gi, deliberation) + 院 (in, institution/chamber). Literally 'the chamber that participates in deliberation.'

文化的背景

時代: Post-war

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal