院 means “institution”

いん · in

Also: Inst., temple, mansion

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

イン

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 3 · 10 strokes

The story

Walls surround a place of purpose: temples of healing, halls of learning, chambers of governance all share this mark.

Used in 病院 (byouin, hospital) and 大学院 (daigakuin, grad school)

More from Places & Buildings

• 階 floor
• 宮 palace
• 学 study
• 校 school
• 駅 station
• 寺 temple
• 塔 tower
• 宿 inn
• 堂 hall
• 城 castle
• 門 gate
• 園 garden

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.