上院

じょういん

upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate

What does 上院 mean?

上院 is a Japanese noun meaning upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate in English. It is written as 上院 in kanji, じょういん in hiragana, and jouin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

予算案は上院を通過した。

The budget passed the Upper House.