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開かい院いん

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.

Refers to the establishment and opening of a new facility, not just daily opening. Often used in news about new hospitals or clinics.

2

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

opening for the day (hospital, institution, temple, etc.)

Refers to the daily opening of a facility that is already established. Contrasts with 開院 (sense 1) which is about founding a new institution.

3

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

opening of a session of the Imperial Diet

historical term

Historical term referring to the opening of the Imperial Diet under the Meiji Constitution. Not used in modern political contexts.