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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

    Meaning

    Institution

    Reading

    onyomiいん

    in

    Parts

    Complete Mound (阜)

    Example Word

    院長: director. The Japanese noun '院長 (いんちょう)' refers to the director or head of an institution, particularly in contexts such as hospitals, clinics, or other medical facilities. It is a formal title used to denote the person in charge. For example: The director of the hospital is very kind「院長はとても親切です」(いんちょうはとてもしんせつです). I spoke with the clinic director「院長と話しました」(いんちょうとはなしました). This term is specific to institutional leadership and is not used in casual or general contexts.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    10

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    3

    Frequency

    542

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

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

    kanji

    Meaning

    Complete

    radical

    Meaning

    Mound

    Radical Form Of

Words Using

This kanji is used in 10 words:

    word

    病院

    Meaning

    Hospital

    word

    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 Through the Part

These 2 kanji contain the part 阝 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Storey

    kanji

    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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