院いん Noun female given name or forename family or surname English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.) See also: 下院 (かいん) 2 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) graduate school;postgraduate school 3 suffix institution (often medical);institutional building;government office See also: 医院 (いいん), 病院 (びょういん) 4 suffix Buddhism sub-temple;minor temple building;temple;cloister 5 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language imperial palace 6 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language historical term title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc. See also: 女院 (にょういん) 7 suffix former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.);late English jmnedict 1 In