ChiramiN4 kanji · 10 strokes
院 means institution
院
⻖ hill · 完 complete
院Memory trick
A complete (完) building on a hill: an institution, like a hospital.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- institution, mansion, school
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) イン in
イン (in) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
病院 びょういん · byouin
hospital, clinic
Built from
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Quick check
What does 院 mean?
Right: 院 means institution.Not quite: 院 means institution.In 病院, 院 is read いん. Which kind of reading is that?
Right. 病院 is read びょういん (byouin): 院 takes イン, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 院 has.Not quite. 病院 is read びょういん (byouin): 院 takes イン, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 院 has.