Kanji
N4 10 strokes Grade 3 freq #150

Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

mound oka

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

hospital; clinic
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
lower house; lower legislative chamber
upper house; upper legislative chamber
institute; academy
graduate school
hospitalization; hospitalisation
both houses of parliament; both upper and lower house
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent

Example sentences

He wants to work in a hospital.

He'll go to the hospital today.

The House cut the budget for foreign aid.

Unlike Great Britain, the Upper House in the United States is an elected body.