What is the Kanji for 'Institution'? | 院

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Institution', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Institution' is 院.

kanji

院

Meaning

Institution

Reading

onyomiいん

Parts

完Complete 阝Mound (阜)

Example Word

衆議院: House of Representatives. The Japanese noun '衆議院 (しゅうぎいん)' refers to the 'House of Representatives', which is the lower house of Japan's bicameral parliament, the National Diet. It is one of the two legislative chambers, the other being the House of Councilors (参議院, さんぎいん). The House of Representatives holds significant power, including the ability to override decisions made by the House of Councillors in certain situations. For example: The bill was passed by the House of Representatives「その法案は衆議院で可決された」(そのほうあんはしゅうぎいんでかけつされた). Members of the House of Representatives are elected by the public「衆議院議員は国民によって選ばれる」(しゅうぎいんぎいんはこくみんによってえらばれる).

Radical

阜

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

542

Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 院

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

kanji

完

Meaning

Complete

radical

阝

Meaning

Mound

Radical Form Of

阜

Words Using 院

This kanji is used in 10 words:

word

病院

Meaning

Hospital

word

院

Meaning

Institution

word

入院

Meaning

Hospitalization

word

大学院

Meaning

Graduate school

word

退院

Meaning

Discharge

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

Kanji Related to 院 Through the Part 阝

These 2 kanji contain the part 阝 as well.

kanji

階

Meaning

Storey

kanji

陽

Meaning

Sunshine

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What does 院 mean?

院 means 'Institution'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

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