JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
院 means Inst., institution, temple. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 10 strokes, read いん. It is built from 2 parts: ⻖ (village / mound), 完 (perfect, completion). It appears in 病院 (hospital) and 退院 (leaving hospital).
院 is written in 10 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
院 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病院 | びょういん | hospital |
| 退院 | たいいんする | leaving hospital |
| 入院 | にゅういんする | hospitalization |
These use ⻖ or 完 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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