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市立病院 (shiritsubyouin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

市し立りつ病びょう院いん

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Meanings

1

city hospital; municipal hospital

A hospital established and operated by a city government. Often contrasted with 私立病院 (privately run hospital).

この地ち域いきには市し立りつ病びょう院いんが一ひとつしかありません

。

There is only one city hospital in this area.

市し立りつ病びょう院いんは公こう立りつ病びょう院いんの一いっ種しゅです。

A city hospital is a type of public hospital.

Kanji

市market, city, town
立stand up, rise, set up
病ill, sick
院Inst., institution, temple

Related words

私し立りつ病びょう院いん
私立病院 is a privately run hospital, while 市立病院 is run by a city government. The readings are identical, so context is needed to distinguish them.
公こう立りつ病びょう院いん
公立病院 is a broader term for any public hospital (national, prefectural, or municipal), whereas 市立病院 specifically refers to a city-run hospital.

Built from

市し立りつ+病びょう院いん

Etymology

Compound of 市立 (しりつ, 'city-run') and 病院 (びょういん, 'hospital').