学院・學院|がくいんgakuin[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
学院学院 is the more common written form and the form beginners should normally choose when writing this word. It is written entirely in kanji.
學院學院 is a less common variant written with an outdated kanji. Recognize it when encountered, but use 学院 instead when choosing a form to write.
Definitions
- nouninstitute; academy
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym学園がくえんNeutralA school, often in names of private schools or school corporations, e.g. 「〇〇学園」; spans elementary school to university; its usage is close to 「学院」.
- SynonymアカデミーNeutralA loanword for an academy, research institute, or academia, as in 「アカデミー賞」; suggests authoritative institutions in academic or artistic fields.
- SynonymスクールNeutralA loanword for school, usually a training school teaching skills, as in 「英会話スクール」; 「学院」 is mostly used as part of formal school names.
Use 「学院」 in school names, as in 「〇〇学院大学」. School names also often use 「学園」; authoritative academic or artistic institutions are 「アカデミー」, and skill-training schools are 「スクール」.
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Japanese definitions
- 学校。
Kanji in this word
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