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町立病院 (ちょうりつびょういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

町ちょう立りつ病びょう院いん

Meanings

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noun

municipal hospital; town hospital

A hospital established and operated by a town (町) municipality. Typically smaller than a prefectural or national hospital.

この町ちょう立りつ病びょう院いんは内ない科かと小しょう児に科かがある。
This town hospital has internal medicine and pediatrics departments.
町ちょう立りつ病びょう院いんの建たて替かえ計けい画かくが進すすんでいる。
Plans to rebuild the municipal hospital are moving forward.

Kanji

町town, village, block
立stand up, rise, set up
病ill, sick
院

Inst., institution, temple

Similar words

市し立りつ病びょう院いん
A city-run hospital, typically larger and with more departments than a 町立病院.
県けん立りつ病びょう院いん
A prefectural hospital, usually a major regional medical center.

Etymology

Compound of 町立 (ちょうりつ, 'town-established') and 病院 (びょういん, 'hospital').