孤児院
See also: 孤兒院 and 孤儿院
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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孤 | 児 | 院 |
こ Grade: S | じ Grade: 4 | いん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
孤児 (koji, “orphan”) + 院 (-in, “institution”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) こじいん [kòjíꜜìǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ʑiĩɴ]
Noun
孤児院 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 孤兒院, hiragana こじいん, rōmaji kojiin, historical hiragana こじゐん)
- an orphanage (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN