庶民院

Japanese

Kanji in this term
庶	民	院
しょ Grade: S	みん Grade: 4	いん Grade: 3
goon		kan’yōon

Etymology

Calque of English House of Commons, equivalent to 庶民 (shomin, “masses”) +‎ 院 (-in, “institution”, from 議院 (giin, “parliamentary chamber”)).

Proper noun

庶(しょ)民(みん)院(いん) • (Shomin'in) 

1. the House of Commons

See also

• 下(か)院(いん) (kain)
• 貴(き)族(ぞく)院(いん) (Kizokuin)