Japanese symbol for “senate”
上院
じょういん
Romaji: jouin
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
In Japanese, senate is 上院, read じょういん (jouin).
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Meanings
- n upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “senate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 元老院 | げんろういん genrouin | (Roman) senate |
| 上院議会 | じょういんぎかい jouingikai | Senate |
| 議会上院 | ぎかいじょういん gikaijouin | upper house; senate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
| 向上 | こうじょう koujou | elevation; rise; improvement |
| 上司 | じょうし joushi | (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups |
| 地上 | ちじょう chijou | above ground; on the ground; earth's surface |
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
| 入院 | にゅういん nyuuin | hospitalization; hospitalisation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “senate”.
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.