How to say 'Discharge' in Japanese | 退院

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The Japanese word for Discharge is 'Taiin', written as 退院 in Japanese.'Discharge' in hiragana is たいいん.

word

退院

Meaning

Discharge

Reading

たいいん

taiin

Kanji

退Retreat 院Institution

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '退院 (たいいん)' refers to the act of being discharged from a hospital or medical facility after receiving treatment. It is commonly used in medical contexts to indicate that a patient has recovered sufficiently to leave the hospital. For example: The patient was discharged from the hospital「患者は退院しました」(かんじゃはたいいんしました). She will be discharged tomorrow「彼女は明日退院します」(かのじょはあしたたいいんします). Note that '退院' is often used in formal or medical settings and implies a sense of recovery or completion of treatment.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1515

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 退院

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

退

Meaning

Retreat

kanji

院

Meaning

Institution

Words Related to 退院 Through the Kanji 退

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 退 as well.

word

退ける

Meaning

Remove

word

退く

Meaning

Retreat

word

退職

Meaning

Retirement

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退学

Meaning

Expulsion, Withdrawal

word

退屈

Meaning

Boredom

Words Related to 退院 Through the Kanji 院

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 院 as well.

word

病院

Meaning

Hospital

word

院

Meaning

Institution

word

入院

Meaning

Hospitalization

word

大学院

Meaning

Graduate school

word

美容院

Meaning

Beauty salon

word

参議院

Meaning

House of Councilors

word

衆議院

Meaning

House of Representatives

word

寺院

Meaning

Temple

word

院長

Meaning

Director

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