院

Meaning

1. n
   house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.)
2. n
   graduate school; postgraduate school
3. suf
   institution (often medical); institutional building; government office
4. suf
   sub-temple; minor temple building; temple; cloister
5. n
   imperial palace
6. n
   title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc.
7. suf
   former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.); late

Example sentences

• 「お宅のお坊ちゃまって、今年就職したの？それとも院に行ったの？」「就職したよ」

  "Did your son get a job this year? Or has he gone to graduate school?" "He got a job."