分院|ぶんいんbun'in

1. nounbranch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple

• SynonymブランチCasualColloquial loanword with broad usage: a branch or branch store, and also the meal 'brunch'.
• Related支局しきょくWrittenWritten register. A branch office, mainly one a newspaper or TV station sets up outside its home area; not used for hospitals.
• Related支部しぶNeutralA local branch of an organization such as a political party or labor union; not used for hospitals.
• Related支社ししゃWrittenWritten register. A company's branch office away from its headquarters; also a branch shrine.
• Related支所ししょWrittenWritten register. An office a company or government agency sets up elsewhere, as in 「市役所支所」.
• Related支署ししょWrittenWritten register. A subordinate office of a police station or tax office.
• Related分会ぶんかいNeutralA local chapter of an association or similar group; not used for hospitals.
• Related分団ぶんだんWrittenWritten register. A unit set up under a larger organization, such as a fire brigade's local branch (「消防分団」).
• Related分店ぶんてんNeutralA shop's branch store; used in commerce, not for hospitals.
• Antonym本院ほんいんFormalFormal. The main institution itself, as opposed to a 「分院」 branched off from it.

Use 「分院」 for a branch of a hospital or temple. For courts say 「支部」; for a company's branch 「支社」; for a shop's branch 「支店」 or 「分店」; for a party or union branch 「支部」.

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1. 距離きょり的てきに本院ほんいんから離はなれているなどの理由りゆうにより本院ほんいんの一部いちぶを分わけて設置せっちされた病院びょういん、医院いいん。