JapanLingo

入院にゅういん

nyuuin

hospitalization

N3

How to remember this word

Tie 入院 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “hospitalization” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.

Example sentences

Example 1

sofu ga senshuu kara nyuuin shiteimasu.

My grandfather has been in the hospital since last week.

Example 2

nyuuin suru koto ni natta node, shibaraku shigoto o yasumimasu.

I have to go into the hospital, so I will be away from work for a while.