さんいん
Meanings
Noun
Abbreviation
1. House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
Kanji used
admit defeat
institution
Pitch accent
んいん
Composed of
three; 3
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
House of Councillors election; upper house election
Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet
member of the House of Councillors
Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet