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How to say 'Parliament' in Japanese | 議会

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The Japanese word for Parliament is 'Gikai', written as 議会 in Japanese.'Parliament' in hiragana is ぎかい.

    word

    議会

    Meaning

    Parliament

    Reading

    ぎかい

    gikai

    Kanji

    議Deliberation 会Meet

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '議会 (ぎかい)' refers to a 'parliament' or 'legislative assembly'. It is used to describe a formal assembly of representatives that has the authority to make laws and govern. This term is commonly used in political contexts to refer to national or local legislative bodies. For example: The parliament passed a new law「議会は新しい法律を可決した」(ぎかいはあたらしいほうりつをかけつした). The members of parliament are debating「議会のメンバーは議論している」(ぎかいのメンバーはぎろんしている). Note that '議会' can also refer to local assemblies or councils, depending on the context.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2367

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 議会

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    議

    Meaning

    Deliberation

  • kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Words Related to 議会 Through the Kanji 議

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 議 as well.

  • word

    会議

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    議員

    Meaning

    Assembly member

  • word

    協議

    Meaning

    Consultation

  • word

    議長

    Meaning

    Chairperson

  • word

    議題

    Meaning

    Agenda

  • word

    議論

    Meaning

    Discussion

  • word

    参議院

    Meaning

    House of Councilors

  • word

    抗議

    Meaning

    Protest

  • word

    審議

    Meaning

    Deliberation

  • word

    衆議院

    Meaning

    House of Representatives

  • word

    決議

    Meaning

    Resolution

  • word

    不思議

    Meaning

    Mysterious

Words Related to 議会 Through the Kanji 会

These 33 Words contain the Kanji 会 as well.

  • word

    社会

    Meaning

    Society

  • word

    会社

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    会う

    Meaning

    Meet

  • word

    会話

    Meaning

    Conversation

  • word

    会議

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    機会

    Meaning

    Opportunity

  • word

    出会う

    Meaning

    Meet, Encounter

  • word

    教会

    Meaning

    Church

  • word

    会計

    Meaning

    Bill, Accounting

  • word

    開会

    Meaning

    Opening

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    国会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    協会

    Meaning

    Association

  • word

    運動会

    Meaning

    Sports day

  • word

    会員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    大会

    Meaning

    Tournament

  • word

    委員会

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    出会い

    Meaning

    Encounter

  • word

    会場

    Meaning

    Venue

  • word

    学会

    Meaning

    Academic society

  • word

    再会

    Meaning

    Reunion

  • word

    司会

    Meaning

    Hosting

  • word

    総会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    集会

    Meaning

    Meeting, Gathering

  • word

    都会

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    閉会

    Meaning

    Closing

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    送別会

    Meaning

    Farewell

  • word

    会見

    Meaning

    Press conference

  • word

    展覧会

    Meaning

    Exhibition

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