医院

• 読み: いいん
• ローマ字: iin
• 漢字の分解: 医 (i) — medicine, doctor; 院 (in) — institution, building
• 発音: /iː.n/

意味

Clinic; doctor's office; small medical practice.

A noun referring to a small medical facility, typically a private practice run by one doctor. Distinguished from 病院 (byouin, hospital), which is larger with multiple departments. Common in compound names like 田中医院 (Tanaka Clinic). Most neighbourhoods in Japan have several 医院 for everyday medical needs.

例文

1. 近くの医院で風邪を診てもらった。
2. あの医院は評判がいいらしい。
3. 歯科医院の予約を取りたい。

使い方ガイド

場面: healthcare, daily life, directions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 医 (medicine, doctor) and 院 (institution, building). Denotes a medical institution smaller in scale than a 病院 (hospital).

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal