Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 禅院, 禪院(Japanese Kanji) ぜんいん(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /zẽ̞ɰ̃.ĩɴ/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsZen-In Meaning & History Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 禅院 or 禪院 (see Zen'in).