国会議事堂(こっかいぎじどう)

こっかいぎじどう
noun (proper)
the National Diet Building
politicsbuildingproper-nounplace-name
1. the National Diet Building
The building in Nagatachō, Tokyo, where Japan's parliament, the Diet, meets. Completed in 1936, it is known for its stepped central tower; the House of Representatives meets in one wing and the House of Councillors in the other.
国会議事堂(こっかいぎじどう)を見学(けんがく)した。
We toured the National Diet Building.
修学旅行(しゅうがくりょこう)で国会議事堂(こっかいぎじどう)に行(い)った。
We went to the Diet Building on our school trip.
国会議事堂(こっかいぎじどう)の前(まえ)には、法案(ほうあん)に反対(はんたい)する人々(ひとびと)が集(あつ)まっていた。
People opposed to the bill had gathered in front of the Diet Building.

Common collocations

  • 国会議事堂(こっかいぎじどう)を見学(けんがく)する: to tour the Diet Building (open to the public, popular on school trips)
  • 国会議事堂(こっかいぎじどう)前(まえ): in front of the Diet Building (a common site for demonstrations)

Related words

Related Words

Related: 国会(こっかい) (the Diet, Japan's parliament)
Related: 衆議院(しゅうぎいん) (the House of Representatives)
Related: 参議院(さんぎいん) (the House of Councillors)
Related: 永田町(ながたちょう) (the district where the building stands)
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