院
院 — Inst.
Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
On’yomiイン (in)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 院
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参院 | さんいん sanin | House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 衆院 | しゅういん shuuin | House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
| 下院 | かいん kain | lower house; lower legislative chamber |
| 上院 | じょういん jouin | upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate |
| 学院 | がくいん gakuin | institute; academy |
Study notes
院 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #150 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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