両院制

See also: 两院制 and 兩院制

Japanese

Kanji in this term
両	院	制
りょう Grade: 3	いん Grade: 3	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
兩院制 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 両院 (ryōin, “two chambers”) +‎ 制 (-sei, “-cracy; -archy”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りょーいんせー [ryòóíńséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːĩɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

両(りょう)院(いん)制(せい) • (ryōinsei) ^{←りやうゐんせい (ryauwinsei)?}

1. bicameralism (principle of dividing legislative body into two groups)

   Synonym: 二院制 (niinsei)

See also

• 一(いち)院(いん)制(せい) (ichīnsei)