See also: 孤兒院 and 孤儿院

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 4
いん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
孤兒院 (kyūjitai)
 孤児院 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

孤児 (koji, orphan) +‎ (-in, institution)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()()(いん) (kojiinこじゐん (koziwin)?

  1. an orphanage (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)

References edit

  1. ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN