孤児院
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Meanings
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Refers to a residential institution for children whose parents are deceased or unable to care for them. The term is neutral and widely understood.
He grew up in an orphanage.
That orphanage supports many children.
Usage patterns
- 〈孤児院〉で育つto grow up in an orphanage
He grew up in an orphanage as a child.
- 〈人〉を孤児院に預けるto leave someone (a child) at an orphanage
The mother had reasons to leave her child at the orphanage.
- 〈孤児院〉を運営するto run/operate an orphanage
The organization operates an orphanage in the community.
- 〈孤児院〉に入るto enter/be admitted to an orphanage
Having lost her parents, she entered an orphanage.