議事堂(ぎじどう)

ぎじどう
noun
assembly hall; parliament building
building
1. assembly hall; parliament building
The building where a legislative assembly meets to deliberate. In Japan it most often refers to the National Diet Building, the 国会(こっかい)議事堂(ぎじどう).
国会(こっかい)議事堂(ぎじどう)を見学(けんがく)する。
to tour the National Diet Building.
議事堂(ぎじどう)の前(まえ)で抗議(こうぎ)活動(かつどう)が行(おこな)われた。
A protest was held in front of the assembly building.
修学(しゅうがく)旅行(りょこう)で東京(とうきょう)を訪(おとず)れ、初(はじ)めて国会(こっかい)議事堂(ぎじどう)を見(み)た。
On our school trip we visited Tokyo and saw the National Diet Building for the first time.

Combines 議事(ぎじ) (proceedings, deliberation) + 堂(どう) (hall). The hall or building where a legislature meets. In Japan it almost always means the 国会(こっかい)議事堂(ぎじどう) (National Diet Building).

Common collocations

  • 国会(こっかい)議事堂(ぎじどう): National Diet Building
  • 議事堂(ぎじどう)前(まえ): in front of the assembly hall
  • 県(けん)議会(ぎかい)議事堂(ぎじどう): prefectural assembly hall
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