JLPT N3 · Noun

議員 (giin)

議員 (ぎいん, giin) is a Japanese noun meaning “member of an assembly; member of the Diet”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぎいん
Romaji: giin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress · noun

Example sentences

その議員は政治資金に関する法案を提出したが通らなかった。

The member of the Diet brought in a bill on political contribution, but it didn't pass.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 議員

議

deliberation, consultation, debateギ · 20 strokes

員

employee, member, numberイン · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 議員.

会議かいぎmeeting会議室かいぎしつconference room議会ぎかいcongress議長ぎちょうchair議論ぎろんargument協議きょうぎconference不思議ふしぎwonderful抗議こうぎprotest合議ごうぎconsultation決議けつぎresolution議案ぎあんlegislative bill議決ぎけつresolution議題ぎだいtopic of discussion討議とうぎdebate

Source: JMdict entry 1226020 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.