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保養院 (hoyouin) Japanese meaning: sanatorium | Kotomora

保ほ養よう院いん

Meanings

1

A facility for rest and recuperation, often in a health resort or convalescent setting.

彼かれは結けっ核かくの治ち療りょうのために保ほ養よう院いんに入はいった。
He entered a sanatorium for tuberculosis treatment.

Kanji

保protect, guarantee, keep
養foster, bring up, rear
院Inst., institution, temple

Related words

療りょう養よう所じょ
療養所 is a more general term for a medical care facility or nursing home, while 保養院 specifically emphasizes rest and recuperation, often in a resort-like setting.

Built from

保ほ養よう

Etymology

Compound of 保養 (ほよう, 'health preservation, recuperation') and 院 (いん, 'institution').