10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school

On'yomi
  • house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.) ②institution (often medical) ③imperial palace ④former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

イン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

Inst., institution, temple
イン (3rd, N4)
perfect, completion, end
カン (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン もと ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.) ②institution (often medical) ③imperial palace ④former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.)
hospitalization
leaving hospital
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.)
doctor's office
Buddhist temple ②religious building
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References

Unicode hex code 9662
JIS X 0208 1-17-1
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4991
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6447
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41665
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1313
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d7.9
Four corner code 7321.1
De Roo Code 3657