JLPT N4 · 10 strokes
Kanji 院: "Inst., institution, temple"
The kanji 院 means "Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read イン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 150 of 2,501 |
Common words with 院
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 病院hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery
- 入院hospitalization; hospitalisation
- 院house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.) · graduate school; postgraduate school
- 退院leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
- 学院institute; academy
- 院長director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
- 孤児院orphanage
- 修道院monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
- 寺院Buddhist temple · religious building; church; cathedral; mosque
- 入院中in the hospital; hospitalized
- 総合病院general hospital
- 美容院beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
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