書院 (Shoin) — drawing room · Japanese Dictionary · Nantoka

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Shoin

書院 (Shoin) is a Japanese noun meaning “drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house”.

Meanings

noundrawing room; study; writing alcove
nounpublishing housein company names

Kanji in 書院

書write 院Inst.

Related words

医院doctor's office 書くto write 病院hospital 文letter 院長director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.)入院hospitalization 秘書(private) secretary 退院leaving hospital 書類document 報告書(written) report 遺書note left by a dead person 書き込むto fill in (field, entry, etc.)