Kanji

院

院

Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

阜部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

イン

Common Readings

イン

Example sentences

病院 びょういん
体調が悪いので、明日は病院へ行くつもりだ。

I'm not feeling well, so I plan to go to the hospital tomorrow.

方がいい ほうがいい
早めに病院へ行った方がいいですよ。

You should go to the hospital early.

入院 にゅういん
祖父は長い間入院しています。

My grandfather has been in the hospital for a long time.

お見舞い おみまい
友人の入院先へお見舞いに行った

I went to visit my friend at the hospital.

学院 がくいん
彼女は有名な音楽学院に通っている。

She attends a famous music academy.

院 いん
彼女は大学を卒業した後、大学院に進学した。

After she graduated from university, she entered graduate school.

退院 たいいん
来週、祖父が退院する予定です。

My grandfather is scheduled to be discharged from the hospital next week.

翌日 よくじつ
彼は手術の翌日に退院した。

He was discharged from the hospital the day after the surgery.

孤児院 こじいん
彼女は孤児院で育った。

She grew up in an orphanage.

院長 いんちょう
院長は病院の経営方針について説明した。

The hospital director explained the hospital's management policy.

Example Vocabulary

病院

びょういん

hospital; clinic

入院

にゅういん

hospitalization; admission to hospital

学院

がくいん

school; academy

院

いん

institution; graduate school (suffix)

退院

たいいん

to be discharged from the hospital

孤児院

こじいん

orphanage

院長

いんちょう

hospital director; head of an institution

修道院

しゅうどういん

monastery; convent; cloister

入院中

にゅういんちゅう

寺院

じいん

temple

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