synonym Comparative
入院する
VS
上がる
Differences Between "入院する" and "上がる"
Option A
入院する
Meaning
to be hospitalized; to enter hospital; to be admitted
Reading
にゅういんする (nyuuin suru)
Syllabus Level
N3
Practical Example
彼は健康診断で要精密検査と診断され、大事をとって週末からスマートに数日間_______ことになりました。
He was diagnosed as needing detailed inspection in his health checkup and decided to smartly be hospitalized for a few days from the weekend to play it safe.
Option B
上がる
Meaning
to go up; to rise; to be completed; to enter (a house, bath, etc.)
Reading
あがる (agaru)
Syllabus Level
N3
Practical Example
階段を上がってください。
Please go up the stairs.
Which one to use?
Select the correct Japanese word for this context
Which word fits this context: "(to be hospitalized; to enter hospital; to be admitted)"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- 入院する: Refers to entering a hospital as an inpatient for treatment, surgery, or medical recovery. Intransitive verb. Opposing word: 退院する. Often used as 病院に入院する. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'To be hospitalized! "My heart is beating so fast from your cute gap that I might be hospitalized with love-sickness, Haruka-san!" ...っ! Hospitalized with love-sickness! B-Baka! Don't blame your heart issues on me! But... I will cure that heart of yours with my special handmade care, so just behave and let me pamper you! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『にゅういんする（入院する）よ！『ハルカ部長、あなたの可愛すぎるギャップに胸がキュンとして、愛の病で緊急入院する（入院しそうです）！』って…っ！愛の病で入院！バカ！/// 私のせいにするんじゃないの！…でも、あんたのその心、私の特製の看病で一生優しく治療してあげるから、おとなしく甘えなさい！』
- 上がる: Has multiple meanings, including physical movement upwards, increases (e.g., prices, temperature), completion, or entering a place (e.g., 家に上がる, お風呂から上がる).
- 入院する: Refers to entering a hospital as an inpatient for treatment, surgery, or medical recovery. Intransitive verb. Opposing word: 退院する. Often used as 病院に入院する. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'To be hospitalized! "My heart is beating so fast from your cute gap that I might be hospitalized with love-sickness, Haruka-san!" ...っ! Hospitalized with love-sickness! B-Baka! Don't blame your heart issues on me! But... I will cure that heart of yours with my special handmade care, so just behave and let me pamper you! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『にゅういんする（入院する）よ！『ハルカ部長、あなたの可愛すぎるギャップに胸がキュンとして、愛の病で緊急入院する（入院しそうです）！』って…っ！愛の病で入院！バカ！/// 私のせいにするんじゃないの！…でも、あんたのその心、私の特製の看病で一生優しく治療してあげるから、おとなしく甘えなさい！』
- 上がる: Has multiple meanings, including physical movement upwards, increases (e.g., prices, temperature), completion, or entering a place (e.g., 家に上がる, お風呂から上がる).
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