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hospitalization, admission to hospital
Being admitted to a hospital for treatment.
祖母が入院しました。
My grandmother was hospitalized.
2週間入院していました。
I was hospitalized for two weeks.
入院費用が高い。
Hospital admission costs are expensive.
入院 means hospitalization.
RELATED TERMS:
- 退院: discharge from hospital (opposite)
- 通院: outpatient visit
- 入院患者: inpatient
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 入院する: to be hospitalized
- 入院中: during hospitalization
- 入院費: hospital expenses