退院(たいいん)

たいいん
noun (verbal)
leaving the hospital, discharge
1. leaving the hospital, discharge
Being released from a hospital after treatment.
来週(らいしゅう)退院(たいいん)できます。
You can leave the hospital next week.
退院(たいいん)おめでとう。
Congratulations on being discharged.
手術(しゅじゅつ)のあと二週間(にしゅうかん)で退院(たいいん)できると聞(き)いて安心(あんしん)した。
I was relieved to hear that I could leave the hospital two weeks after the surgery.

退院(たいいん) means being discharged from a hospital after treatment or recovery.

ETYMOLOGY:
退(たい) (withdraw/leave) + 院(いん) (institution/hospital).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 退院(たいいん)する: to be discharged, to leave the hospital
  • 退院(たいいん)できる: to be able to leave the hospital
  • 退院(たいいん)日(び): discharge date
  • 退院(たいいん)届(とど)け: discharge notification form
  • 退院(たいいん)おめでとう: Congratulations on your discharge!

CONTRAST:

  • 入院(にゅういん): hospitalization (entering the hospital)
  • 通院(つういん): outpatient visits (going to hospital without staying)

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japan, it's common to visit someone who has 退院(たいいん) with a gift (快気祝(かいきいわ)い) to celebrate their recovery. The patient may also give thank-you gifts (快気内祝(かいきうちいわ)い) to those who visited during their stay.

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Added 2026.1.9 21:17 · Revised 2026.2.21 21:44
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