国会議事堂

Reading

Kana: こっかいぎじどう

Romaji: kokkaigijidou

Definition

noun

1

national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)

Kanji

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

議

Reading: ギ

Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

堂

Reading: ドウ

Meanings: public chamber, hall

Example Sentence

銀行(ぎんこう)スキャンダルは国会(こっかい)議事堂(ぎじどう)をかけぬけました。

➥A banking scandal is sweeping across Capitol Hill.