Where does “病院” come from?

病院 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 病, from Japanese 病む — to fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...

病院 (Japanese): a hospital

Definitions

  1. a hospital

Ancestry of “病院”, step by step

病院 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesedisease, illness; a bad habit
2Japanese病むto fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseEx-emperor, ex-empress or entitled as...

Words derived from “病院

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