法案は両院を通った。

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法案 は 両院 を 通った 。

English Translation

The bill passed both Houses.

Furigana

法案(ほうあん)は両院(りょういん)を通(とお)った。

Romanji

Hōan wa ryōin o tōtta.

Words

法案 (ほうあん)

bill (law); measure

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

両院 (りょういん)

both Houses of Parliament

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

通る (とおる)

to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; to run (between); to operate (between); to connect; to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; to be straight (e.g. wood grain); to be well-informed; to be wise; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly

Kanji

法

Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり

Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system

案

Readings: アン、 つくえ

Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

両

Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ

Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

院

Reading: イン

Meanings: Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school

通

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.