元老院
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Chinese[edit]
veteran official; bureaucrat with experience and character | courtyard; institution | ||
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trad. (元老院) | 元老 | 院 | |
simp. #(元老院) | 元老 | 院 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
元老院
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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元 | 老 | 院 |
げん Grade: 2 |
ろう Grade: 4 |
いん Grade: 3 |
kan’on | kan’yōon |
Etymology[edit]
From 元老 (genrō, “elderly statesman”) + 院 (-in, “institution”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
元老院 • (genrōin) ←げんらうゐん (genrawin)?
- a senate
Usage notes[edit]
- Not as broadly applicable as English senate. Compare 上院 (jōin, “upper house”).
Proper noun[edit]
元老院 • (Genrōin) ←げんらうゐん (genrawin)?
- the Senate (Roman Senate; Japan's Senate; Canada's, the Philippines', France's, Spain's, Italy's, Thailand's and Malaysia's upper house)
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