院 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「阜」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「阜」
- On
- イン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- institution, temple, hospital
Origin
阝 (wall) + 完 (phonetic 'kan') — a phono-semantic character; a building surrounded by walls: an 'institution' (like a hospital).
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| イン | 院内・議院・病院 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 病院びょういん
hospital
- 入院にゅういん
hospital admission
Example
おばあさんは 病院に います。
Grandmother is in the hospital.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)