Chinese

Noun

書院

1. (archaic) an academy of classical learning
2. (archaic) a residential library; a residential study

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ĩɴ]

Noun

書院 ‎(hiragana しょいん, romaji shoin)

1. study (room)
2. publishing firm

Synonyms

• (study): 書斎 (しょさい) ‎(shosai)
• (publishing firm): 出版社 (しゅっぱんしゃ) ‎(shuppansha)

Korean

Noun

書院 • ‎(seowon) ‎(hangeul 서원)

1. Hanja form^? of 서원.

Vietnamese

Noun

書院

1. Hán tự form of thư viện, “library”