両院制

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) りょーいんせー [ryòóíńséé] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːĩɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

両院制 (hiragana りょういんせい, rōmaji ryōinsei, historical hiragana りやうゐんせい)

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) (ichiinsei)

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