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：2026/01/07
院
Hiragana
いん
Noun
historical
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
建物などの敷地内また滞在場所。病院、寺院、学院などに使われる。 / 日本の歴史において、天皇や上皇などが住む御所や住まいを指す。 / 特定の資格や地位を持つ人が集まる場所や組織。 / 律令制や貴族社会における、特定の役割を持つ施設や機関。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのもとてんのうやもとこうごうにつけるよびかた。そのひとのすまいのなまえでよぶことからきたことば。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（日本史）退位的天皇的尊称或称号“院” / （日本史）对皇后、皇太后等高阶贵族的尊称，以其居所“院”为代称 / （日本史）在“院”中居住而享有与天皇同等礼遇者的称号
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（日本史）退位天皇（上皇）的稱號，亦用為皇太后或受賜院號的貴族女性之尊稱 / （日本史）以居所名稱作為對高階貴族的代稱之用法
Korean Meaning
(역사) 퇴위한 천황·황후를 높여 이르는 칭호 / (역사) 칩거하여 천황·황후에 준하는 지위를 가진 이의 칭호 / (역사) 저택·궁의 이름으로 귀족을 간접적으로 가리키는 호칭
Indonesian
(sejarah) gelar bagi mantan kaisar/kaisarah yang hidup di biara (kaisar pensiunan) / (sejarah) sebutan berdasarkan kediaman bagi bangsawan tinggi, menggantikan penyebutan langsung
Vietnamese Meaning
(Lịch sử) Danh hiệu dành cho thượng hoàng/cựu hoàng, cựu hoàng hậu sống ẩn cư. / Danh hiệu tôn xưng người có địa vị ngang thiên hoàng/hoàng hậu khi ở viện (ẩn cư). / Cách xưng gọi giới quý tộc cao bằng tên dinh/viện của họ (lấy nơi ở thay tên người).
Tagalog Meaning
dating emperador o emperatris (makasaysayan, Hapon) / titulong ibinibigay sa retiradong pinunong imperyal na naninirahan sa kloistro / katawagan sa mataas na maharlika na tinutukoy ayon sa kanyang tirahan
Sense（1）
(historical) Ex-emperor, ex-empress or entitled as equal-to-emperor/empress in cloister (derived from mansion
; the high nobles are not addressed directly, but with their residence as substitution)
Sense（2）
Short for 大学院.
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
(historical) Ex-emperor, ex-empress or entitled as equal-to-emperor/empress in cloister (derived from mansion
; the high nobles are not addressed directly, but with their residence as substitution)
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院
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He went to Kyoto to meet the former ex-emperor.
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彼はかつての院と会うために京都に行きました。
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