元老院

Chinese
veteran official; bureaucrat with experience and character courtyard; institution
trad. (元老院) 元老 院
simp. #(元老院) 元老 院

Pronunciation

Noun

元老院

  1. senate (the ancient Roman senate and Japanese Genrōin)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
元 老 院
げん
Grade: 2		 ろう
Grade: 4		 いん
Grade: 3
kan’on kan’yōon

Etymology

From 元老 (genrō, “elderly statesman”) +‎ 院 (-in, “institution”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) げ​んろーいん [géꜜǹròòìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞nɾo̞ːĩɴ]

Noun

元(げん)老(ろう)院(いん) • (genrōin) ←げんらうゐん (genrawin)?

  1. a senate

Usage notes

Proper noun

元(げん)老(ろう)院(いん) • (Genrōin) ←げんらうゐん (genrawin)?

  1. 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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