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院

institution

JLPT N4 Grade 3 10 strokes
On'yomi
イン

院 means "institution". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 10 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is イン. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Example word

病院びょういん

hospital

院 in example sentences

  • 病院びょういんに行いけよ。

    Byouin ni ike yo.

    Go to the hospital.

  • ここは病院びょういんだ。

    Koko wa byouin da.

    This is a hospital.

  • 入院にゅういんしてます。

    Nyuuin shitemasu.

    I'm in the hospital.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 院

Common questions

What does the kanji 院 mean?
院 means "institution". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 院 have?
院 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 院 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is イン.
What JLPT level is 院?
院 is a JLPT N4 kanji.
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