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N4 · 10 strokes · — · Irodori #237 · Elementary 1 L15

院

Inst., institution, mansion, school, temple

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Readings

On’yomi
イン
Kun’yomi
—

Example words

  • 院

    いん

    house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.)

  • 院政

    いんせい

    cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors

  • 院内

    いんない

    inside the House; inside the Diet

  • 院生

    いんせい

    graduate student

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

A 10-stroke character meaning "Inst." — picture the concept as you trace each stroke.

🧩Components

Remember "Inst." (院) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

病院 (びょういん) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 病院 (びょういん) — recall the word to unlock the reading. On'yomi: イン — common in compound words (熟語).