mental hospital; lunatic asylum; madhouse
Obsolete term for a psychiatric hospital. Replaced by modern terms such as 精神科病院 or 精神病院.
See also: 精神科病院
瘋癲病院 is an old word that once referred to a psychiatric hospital.
Modern standard term for a psychiatric hospital; 瘋癲病院 is its obsolete predecessor.
Common modern term for a mental hospital; less clinical than 精神科病院 but still current.
Compound of 瘋癲 (ふうてん, 'insanity') and 病院 (びょういん, 'hospital'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now obsolete.