入院(にゅういん)

にゅういん
noun (verbal)
hospitalization, admission to hospital
1. hospitalization, admission to hospital
Being admitted to a hospital for treatment.
父(ちち)が入院(にゅういん)した。
My father was hospitalized.
入院(にゅういん)中(ちゅう)です。
I am currently hospitalized.
祖母(そぼ)が骨(ほね)を折(お)って一(いっ)か月(げつ)ほど入院(にゅういん)することになった。
My grandmother broke a bone and will be hospitalized for about a month.

入院(にゅういん) means being admitted to and staying in a hospital for medical treatment.

GRAMMAR:
Used as a noun or する verb (入院(にゅういん)する = to be hospitalized).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 入院(にゅういん)する: to be hospitalized
  • 入院(にゅういん)中(ちゅう): during hospitalization
  • 入院(にゅういん)費(ひ): hospital expenses
  • 入院(にゅういん)患者(かんじゃ): inpatient
  • 入院(にゅういん)手続(てつづ)き: admission procedures

CONTRAST:

  • 入院(にゅういん): hospitalization (entering hospital)
  • 退院(たいいん): discharge (leaving hospital)
  • 通院(つういん): outpatient visits (going to hospital without staying)

ETYMOLOGY:
入(にゅう) (enter) + 院(いん) (institution/hospital)

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Added 2026.1.9 21:45 · Revised 2026.2.21 21:44
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