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Kanji Detail for 館 - "hall, mansion, building"

館

  • Meaning

    館 means "hall, mansion, building."

    1. Hall - A large building for guests or public use.

    2. Inn - A lodging place for travelers.

    3. Mansion - A grand residence; a stately home.

    4. Building - A public facility like a library or museum.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    building; mansion; large building; palace

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    public building

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    public building; shop, house, establishment

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A guesthouse. In ancient times, a place for travelers to eat, sleep, and rest. Today's hotels still have this meaning. | To lodge. The Mencius says: "The Emperor lodged his son-in-law in the second chamber." | A government office name. As in Tang had the Hongwen Academy. Song had the Zhaowen Academy. In Qing, the Hanlin Academy had the Shuji Academy. Therefore being appointed as a Hanlin compiler is called 留館. Those reassigned to be prefects or magistrates are called 散館. | An official residence is called 公館. Found in the Book of Rites. Later, any official's lodging is called 公館. | A place for teaching students in former times. As in 村館 (village school), 蒙館 (elementary school).
  • Onyomitip

    kan(かん) かん

  • Kunyomitip

    tachi(たち) たち

    tate(たて) たて

    yakata(やかた) やかた

  • Strokestip

    16 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    食 飠 (shoku・shokuhen)

  • Related Keywords
    hall inn mansion building lodge residence facility guest hotel house palace establishment grand stately public institution hospitable dignified impressive welcoming

Sentences including 館

  • All of a sudden , a fire broke out in the movie theater.

  • The museum is worth a visit.

  • Are there any movie theaters near here?

  • A short walk brought me to the museum.

  • Students have access to the library.

  • Is there a museum in this town?

  • The cinema was filled with people.

  • I often make use of the library to study.

  • This is the best dictionary there is in the library.

  • The library is on the second floor.

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