院
1
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.)
See also:
下院 (かいん)
2
graduate school;postgraduate school
3
suffix
institution (often medical);institutional building;government office
4
suffix
sub-temple;minor temple building;temple;cloister
5
imperial palace
6
title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc.
See also:
女院 (にょういん)
7
suffix
former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.);late