Word Meaning 下院

かいん kain

下院 is read as かいん (kain) and means lower house.

Meaning

English

  1. lower house
  2. lower legislative chamber

Reading

Kana

かいん

Romaji

kain

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 上院 Rank 10880 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下院議長

かいんぎちょう

Speaker of the House (US, etc.)

下院議員

かいんぎいん

member of the lower house

下院議

かいんぎ

lower house (of Parliament, etc.)

議会下院

ぎかいかいん

lower house (parliament, congress, diet)

上下両院

じょうげりょういん

upper and lower houses of parliament

下手

したて

underarm grip on opponent's belt

下町

したまち

Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

下手

へた

imprudent

下着

したぎ

underwear

下品

げひん

vulgar

下界

げかい

this world (as opposed to heaven)

下方

かほう

lower region

Example Sentences

2

The Representative said he will put a brake on spending.

When the scandal broke, the Congressman's constituents were seething.