Japanese symbol for “hospitalized”

入院中

にゅういんちゅう

Romaji: nyuuinchuu

in the hospital; hospitalized

In Japanese, hospitalized is 入院中, read にゅういんちゅう (nyuuinchuu).

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Meanings

adj-no in the hospital; hospitalized

Kanji and stroke order

入

enter, insert

on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる

2 strokes · JLPT 4

院

Inst., institution, temple

on: イン

10 strokes · JLPT 3

中

in, inside, middle

on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る

4 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
購入	こうにゅう kounyuu	purchase; buying
導入	どうにゅう dounyuu	introduction; bringing in; installation
収入	しゅうにゅう shuunyuu	income; earnings; revenue
輸入	ゆにゅう yunyuu	import; importation; introduction
入学	にゅうがく nyuugaku	admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment
入院	にゅういん nyuuin	hospitalization; hospitalisation
病院	びょういん byouin	hospital; clinic; doctor's office
大学院	だいがくいん daigakuin	graduate school
中心	ちゅうしん chuushin	center; centre; middle

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.