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    3. 書院

    書院

    書しょ院いん

    drawing room

    KMT8News #23+1NounHome & HousingKanji Vocab20 strokes

    しょいん

    Noun

    1.
    drawing room, study, writing alcove
    2.
    publishing house

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    彼かれの家いえには立りっ派ぱな書しょ院いんがあります。

    His house has a splendid study.

    KMT7Home & HousingCulture & Traditions
    日に本ほん庭てい園えんを望のぞむ書しょ院いんで、静しずかに読どく書しょを楽たのしんだ。

    I enjoyed reading quietly in the study overlooking the Japanese garden.

    KMT8Home & HousingCulture & Traditions
    その書しょ院いんは、歴れき史し書しょを専せん門もんに出しゅっ版ぱんしている。

    That publishing house specializes in publishing history books.

    KMT8Business & FinanceLiterature
    書しょ院いん造づくりは、室むろ町まち時じ代だいに確かく立しつされた日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな建けん築ちく様よう式しきの一ひとつです。

    Shoin-zukuri is one of Japan's traditional architectural styles established during the Muromachi period.

    KMT9Home & HousingCulture & TraditionsHistory
    この書しょ院いんは、かつて文ぶん豪ごうが執しっ筆ぴつ活かつ動どうを行おこなった場ば所しょとして知しられている。

    This study is known as the place where a great literary figure once carried out his writing activities.

    KMT9Home & HousingLiteratureHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    書
    か.く・-が.き・-がき…(2)
    write
    院
    Inst.・institution・temple・mansion・school
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