Japanese symbol for “infirmary”
病院
びょういん
Romaji: byouin
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery
In Japanese, infirmary is 病院, read びょういん (byouin).
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Meanings
- n hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “infirmary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保健室 | ほけんしつ hokenshitsu | infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office |
| 病舎 | びょうしゃ byousha | hospital; infirmary; ward |
| 診療所 | しんりょうじょ shinryoujo | clinic; medical office; infirmary |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病気 | びょうき byouki | illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness |
| 病状 | びょうじょう byoujou | condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology |
| 病人 | びょうにん byounin | sick person; patient; invalid |
| 病室 | びょうしつ byoushitsu | sickroom; hospital room; ward |
| 看病 | かんびょう kanbyou | nursing (a patient) |
| 入院 | にゅういん nyuuin | hospitalization; hospitalisation |
| 大学院 | だいがくいん daigakuin | graduate school |
| 寺院 | じいん jiin | Buddhist temple |
See also: Chinese symbol for “infirmary”.
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