ホウアン
Meanings
Noun
1. bill (law); measure
Pitch accent
ウアン
Composed of
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
presentation of a draft bill (to parliament, diet, etc.)
discussion; debate (on a piece of legislation)
Examples (17 in total)
I'm opposed to that bill.
The bill passed both Houses.
They introduced a bill in Congress.
The bill passed the Diet.
Ultimately this bill did not see the light of day.
The opposition party put forward a bill to reduce income tax.
There was much argument against the bill.
There is no possibility of the bill being passed.
The members of the opposition party were enraged against the bill.
A majority voted against the bill.
Several of them are opposed to the bill.
Are you for or against the bill?
Those present at the meeting supported the bill.
The two parties allied to defeat the bill.
The bill is expected to be enacted during the present session.
The government is bringing in a new bill on this matter.
"Did they get the law passed?" "Yes, they finally put it through."