孤児院

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 孤児院. Reading: こじいん. Core meaning: orphanage.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 物語の主人公は海辺の孤児院で育った / 古い建物はかつて孤児院として使われていた.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Historical institutional term
  • 孤児院 is a traditional term for an institution that cared for children without parental protection. Do not replace the varied names of present-day child welfare facilities indiscriminately with this older label.