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Meaning of 下院(かいん) in Japanese

下院
Kana Reading
かいん
Romaji
kain
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    lower house; lower (legislative) body
    Example sentence
    下院は外国援助の予算を削減した。 The House cut the budget for foreign aid.

Examples of 下院, かいん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

院 JLPT 4

10 strokes

Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi:

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下 JLPT 5

3 strokes

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

On'Yomi: カ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる

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