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院

Inst.
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingイン
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. inst.RtK
  2. institution
  3. mansion
  4. school
  5. temple
  1. director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.)
  2. superintendent
  3. rector

Popular Usage

病院退院入院寺院大学院

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · perfect · house · beginnings · two (二) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1401

Compound words

病院びょういん
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
退院たいいん
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
入院にゅういん
hospitalization; hospitalisation
寺院じいん
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral; mosque
大学院だいがくいん
graduate school
僧院そういん
monastery; temple
入院するにゅういんする
to be hospitalized
医院いいん
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
院長いんちょう
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
下院かいん
lower house; lower legislative chamber
学院がくいん
institute; academy
議院ぎいん
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
参院さんいん
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
衆院しゅういん
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
書院しょいん
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
通院つういん
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
二院にいん
the two houses of legislature
別院べついん
branch temple
両院りょういん
both houses of parliament; both upper and lower house
上院じょういん
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
院内いんない
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
棋院きいん
go institution; go club; go hall
孤児院こじいん
orphanage
参議院さんぎいん
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

Additional Examples

彼は不養生がたたって今入院している。
He neglected his health and now he's sick in bed.tatoeba
彼は病院を建て、アフリカの人民がその生活を改善するのに助力した。
He built hospitals and helped the people of Africa improve their lives.tatoeba
彼は病院へ行ったとたん息を引き取った。
Hardly had he arrived at the hospital when he breathed his last.tatoeba
彼は病院の管理運営に責任がある。
He's in charge of administration at the hospital.tatoeba

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