議員

ぎいん

member of the Diet, congress, or parliament

What does 議員 mean?

議員 is a Japanese noun meaning member of the Diet, congress, or parliament in English. It is written as 議員 in kanji, ぎいん in hiragana, and giin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

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.