院

Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

イン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:10

JLPT:N4

Frequency:150

Vocabulary

イン

Word	Reading	Meaning
医院	イイン	doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
院長	インチョウ	director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
下院	カイン	lower house; lower legislative chamber
学院	ガクイン	institute; academy
議院	ギイン	parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
院宣	いんぜん	imperial command (decree); decree of cloistered emperor
院本	いんぽん	drama; playbook
奥の院	おくのいん	inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
入院患者	にゅういんかんじゃ	in-patient
院主	いんじゅ	head of a temple

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