院 Kanji – Inst.
The Japanese kanji 院 can mean Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school.
Meaning and Readings
How is 院 read?
院 has the onyomi reading イン.
In romaji, these readings can be written as in.
Common Japanese Words Using 院
These common Japanese words contain 院. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 医院（いいん） — doctor's office, doctor's surgery, clinic
- 院長（いんちょう） — director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.), superintendent, rector
- 下院（かいん） — lower house, lower legislative chamber
- 学院（がくいん） — institute, academy
- 議院（ぎいん） — parliament, congress, diet
- 孤児院（こじいん） — orphanage
- 参院（さんいん） — House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
- 参議院（さんぎいん） — House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
- 寺院（じいん） — Buddhist temple
- 修道院（しゅうどういん） — monastery, convent, cloister, abbey