Meaning

Primary

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
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

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

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

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