institution
N4- Onyomi
- イン
- Stroke count
- 10
- JLPT
- N4
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 院 down and you get ⻖ (hill / mound) — a terraced hill climbing at the left. Picture a terraced hillside, put 院 inside it, and let that scene stand for "institution" — institution. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 10
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は10画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 10 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
入院
nyuuin
hospitalization
退院
taiin
leaving hospital
病院
byouin
hospital
入院する
nyuuinsuru
to do hospitalization
退院する
taiinsuru
to do leaving hospital
退院した
taiinshita
plain past: did leaving hospital
Example sentences (3)
病院は駅の隣にあります。
びょういん は えき の となり に あります。
byouin wa eki no tonari ni arimasu.
The hospital is next to the station.
昨日、病院へ行きました。
きのう、びょういん へ いきました。
kinou, byouin e ikimashita.
I went to the hospital yesterday.
研究を続けるために、大学院に行くつもりです。
けんきゅう を つづける ため に、だいがくいん に いく つもり です。
kenkyuu o tsuzukeru tame ni, daigakuin ni iku tsumori desu.
I plan to go to graduate school in order to continue my research.