孤児院
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 孤 | 児 | 院 |
| こ Grade: S |
じ Grade: 4 |
いん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 孤兒院 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
孤児 (koji, “orphan”) + 院 (-in, “institution”)
Pronunciation
Noun
孤児院 • (kojiin) ←こじゐん (koziwin)?
- an orphanage (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN