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議員

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

議員 — “member (of an assembly), legislator”

議員 (read ぎいん) means member (of an assembly), legislator. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ぎいん

Meaning

member (of an assembly), legislator

議員 in a sentence

彼かれは国会こっかい議員ぎいんだ。

He is a member of the Diet.

The kanji in 議員

議discussion, meeting
員member, staff

Words that share a kanji with 議員

会議かいぎ— meeting, conference
会議室かいぎしつ— meeting room, conference room
議会ぎかい— assembly, parliament, council
議長ぎちょう— chairperson, chairman
議論ぎろん— argument, discussion, debate
不思議ふしぎ— mysterious, strange, wondrous
社員しゃいん— company employee, staff member
公務員こうむいん— civil servant, public official

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