衆議院

しゅうぎいん

Lower House, House of Representatives

What does 衆議院 mean?

衆議院 is a Japanese noun meaning Lower House, House of Representatives in English. It is written as 衆議院 in kanji, しゅうぎいん in hiragana, and shuugiin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

衆議院の少数派の議席は、急速にむしばまれてきています。

The number of minority seats in the Lower House is rapidly eroding.