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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