病院

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 病院 (びょういん) is a compound noun for a medical institution providing examination and treatment.
• Basic usage: 病院へ行く marks the destination visited because of a fever, while 病院の受付 modifies the reception desk within the institution where a patient card is shown.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Whole institution and an internal service point
  • The head of 病院の受付 is 受付, so the patient card is not shown to the hospital as a whole. This referent differs from the destination in 病院へ.