館 — kanji meaning “building”
館
building, mansion, large building, palace
- Meanings
- building, mansion, large building, palace
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi
- やかた、たて
- Name readings
- たち
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #613 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 184
- Chinese reading
- guǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 館
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 図書館 | としょかん toshokan | library |
| 美術館 | びじゅつかん bijutsukan | art museum; art gallery |
| 博物館 | はくぶつかん hakubutsukan | museum |
| 大使館 | たいしかん taishikan | embassy |
| 旅館 | りょかん ryokan | ryokan; traditional Japanese inn |
| 水族館 | すいぞくかん suizokukan | aquarium (building); oceanarium |
| 会館 | かいかん kaikan | meeting hall; assembly hall |
| 公民館 | こうみんかん kouminkan | public hall; community center; community centre |
| 領事館 | りょうじかん ryoujikan | consulate |
| 館内 | かんない kannai | inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises |
| 館長 | かんちょう kanchou | superintendent; director; curator |
| 本館 | ほんかん honkan | main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.) |
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