institution

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is いん, and no kun reading is listed. It has 10 strokes. It appears in words for institutions such as hospitals and graduate schools.
• Basic usage: 病院 is read びょういん and 大学院 is read だいがくいん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 病院 / 大学院
  • 病院 means hospital and is read びょういん. It refers to a hospital where patients receive care.
  • 熱が続いたので近くの病院へ行った。 means “My fever continued, so I went to a nearby hospital.”
  • 大学院 means graduate school and is read だいがくいん. It refers to graduate school for advanced study and research.
  • 兄は大学院で都市計画を研究しています。 means “My brother studies urban planning in graduate school.”