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病院 (びょういん, byouin) Japanese meaning: hospital | Kotomora
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I caught a cold, so I went to the doctor's office.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 病びょう 院いん に 行い く for someone to go to the hospital/clinic
I had a fever, so I went to the hospital.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 病びょう 院いん に 運はこ ばれる for someone to be taken to the hospital
The person in the accident was quickly taken to the hospital.
病びょう 院いん に 通かよ う to go regularly to the hospital/clinic for treatment
I hurt my back, so I go to the clinic every week for treatment.
病びょう 院いん で 働はたら く to work at a hospital
My older sister works at a hospital in the city.
Kanji 院 Inst., institution, temple Related words 医院 usually means a small private clinic or doctor's office, while 病院 covers both small clinics and large hospitals.
クリニック is a modern loanword for a specialized or small clinic, whereas 病院 is the general native term for any hospital or clinic.
病院 is a general hospital for treating acute illness or injury, while 療養所 is specifically for long-term recuperation from chronic conditions.
病院 refers to a hospital with inpatient facilities, while 診療所 is a smaller clinic typically for outpatient care.
Don't confuse with 病院 (a place for medical treatment) and 美容院 (a beauty salon) sound almost identical but refer to completely different kinds of places.
病院 refers to the whole hospital as an institution, while 病棟 refers to a specific ward or building within that hospital.
病院 is a hospital for treating illness, whereas 保健所 is a public health center that mainly handles disease prevention, health consultations, and (in Japan) stray animal control.
Counted with For places and spots — locations of damage, faults, or points along something.
Counts whole buildings (one roof); the everyday native reading.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 病 “illness” and 院 “institution; enclosed establishment.” It was adopted for a medical institution treating the sick.
ホスピス
病院 is a general hospital aimed at curing illness, whereas ホスピス focuses on comfort and quality of life for terminally ill patients rather than treatment.
hospital director; director of a hospital
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prefectural hospital
mental hospital; psychiatric hospital; madhouse
isolation hospital
general hospital; regular hospital
