Japanese symbol for “congressman”
下院議員
かいんぎいん
Romaji: kaingiin
member of the lower house; congressman; congresswoman; representative
In Japanese, congressman is 下院議員, read かいんぎいん (kaingiin).
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Meanings
- n member of the lower house; congressman; congresswoman; representative; member of parliament
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
| 上下 | じょうげ jouge | top and bottom; high and low; above and below |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ chikatetsu | subway; metro; underground (railway) |
| 部下 | ぶか buka | subordinate person |
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
| 入院 | にゅういん nyuuin | hospitalization; hospitalisation |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 全員 | ぜんいん zen'in | all members; all hands; everyone |
See also: Chinese symbol for “congressman”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.