病びょう院いん

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

General term for a medical facility where patients receive treatment. Can refer to large hospitals or smaller clinics depending on context.

〈人ひと〉が病びょう院いんに行いくfor someone to go to the hospital/clinic
熱ねつがあるので病びょう院いんに行いった。
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
事じ故こにあった人ひとはすぐに病びょう院いんに運はこばれた。
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
腰こしを痛いためて、毎まい週しゅう病びょう院いんに通かよっている。
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
姉あねは市し内ないの病びょう院いんで働はたらいている。
My older sister works at a hospital in the city.

医い院いん
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
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.
療りょう養よう所じょ
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.
診しん療りょう所じょN1
病院 refers to a hospital with inpatient facilities, while 診療所 is a smaller clinic typically for outpatient care.

美び容よう院いんN4
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.
病びょう棟とう
病院 refers to the whole hospital as an institution, while 病棟 refers to a specific ward or building within that hospital.
保ほ健けん所じょN2
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.
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.

箇か所しょN2
For places and spots — locations of damage, faults, or points along something.
棟むね
Counts whole buildings (one roof); the everyday native reading.

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A Sino-Japanese compound of 病 “illness” and 院 “institution; enclosed establishment.” It was adopted for a medical institution treating the sick.