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Japanese symbol for “clinic”

Romaji: byouin
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery

In Japanese, clinic is , read (byouin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

Kanji and stroke order

ill, sick
on: ビョウ、ヘイ
kun: や.む、-や.み、やまい
10 strokes · JLPT 3
Inst., institution, temple
on: イン
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “clinic”

WordReadingMeaning
いいん iindoctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
クリニック kurinikkuclinic
しんりょうじょ shinryoujoclinic; medical office; infirmary
りんしょうこうぎ rinshoukougiclinical lecture; clinic
こじんびょういん kojinbyouinprivate hospital; clinic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
びょうき byoukiillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness
びょうじょう byoujoucondition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
びょうにん byouninsick person; patient; invalid
びょうしつ byoushitsusickroom; hospital room; ward
かんびょう kanbyounursing (a patient)
にゅういん nyuuinhospitalization; hospitalisation
だいがくいん daigakuingraduate school
じいん jiinBuddhist temple

See also: Chinese symbol for “clinic”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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