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病院

Hospital


Meaning

Hospital

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A sick institution is a place where sick people go. That is a hospital.


Reading

びょういん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 病院ではたらく

    to work at a hospital

    病院で受ける

    to receive at the hospital

    病院で見てもらう

    to be seen at the hospital

  • 病院に来る

    to come to the hospital

    病院に入院する

    to be hospitalized

    病院に行く

    to go to the hospital

  • 大学病院

    university hospital

    市立病院

    municipal hospital

    中央病院

    central hospital

Context Sentences

病院までタクシーで、千円ぐらいです。

It takes about a thousand yen to get to the hospital by taxi.

お母さんが病院にいるので、毎日病院に通っています。

My mother is in the hospital, so I go there every day.

あの白いビルは、市立病院です。

That white building is a municipal hospital.


Kanji Composition