Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 院
- (n) house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.)
- graduate school; postgraduate school
- (suf) institution (often medical); institutional building; government office
- (Buddh) sub-temple; minor temple building; temple; cloister
- (n) imperial palace
- title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc.
- (suf) former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.); late
