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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N4

150 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: イン

Composition: 阝 完

院

Radical

Radical: 阜

Reading: こざとへん

Meaning: mound, dam (阝 left)

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

大学院(だいがくいん)   graduate school

病院(びょういん)   hospital

美容院(びよういん)   beauty salon

Onyomi Examples

院 (イン) house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.), graduate school, postgraduate school, institution (often medical), institutional building, government office, sub-temple, minor temple building, temple, cloister, imperial palace, title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc., former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.), late

院長 (インチョウ) director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.), superintendent, rector

議院 (ギイン) parliament, congress, diet, house (of parliament, etc.), chamber

棋院 (キイン) go institution, go club, go hall

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