Japanese symbol for “institute”
学院
がくいん
Romaji: gakuin
institute; academy
In Japanese, institute is 学院, read がくいん (gakuin).
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Meanings
- n institute; academy
Written forms: 学院、學院. Readings: がくいん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “institute”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| インスティチュート | インスティチュート insutichuuto | institute |
| 翰林院 | かんりんいん kanrin'in | academy; institute |
| 指南所 | しなんじょ shinanjo | school; institute |
| 学士院 | がくしいん gakushiin | learned society; academy; institute |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 学園 | がくえん gakuen | educational institution; school; academy |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
| 入院 | にゅういん nyuuin | hospitalization; hospitalisation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “institute”.
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.