憲法の規定に従い衆院の議決が参院に優越する。

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English Translation

Under the Constitution, the lower chamber's resolutions override those of the upper chamber.

Furigana

憲法(けんぽう)の規定(きてい)に従(したが)い衆院(しゅういん)の議決(ぎけつ)が参院(さんいん)に優越(ゆうえつ)する。

Romanji

Kenpō no kitei nishitagai Shūin no giketsu ga San'in ni yūetsusuru.

Words

憲法 (けんぽう)

constitution

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

規定 (きてい)

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

に従い (にしたがい)

in accordance with; according to

衆院 (しゅういん)

lower house of the Diet; House of Representatives

議決 (ぎけつ)

resolution; decision; vote

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

参院 (さんいん)

House of Councillors

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

優越 (ゆうえつ)

supremacy; predominance; being superior to