議事堂

Reading

Kana: ぎじどう

Romaji: gijidou

Definition

noun

1

assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall

Kanji

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.