How to say "Aquarium" in Japanese | 水族館

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Aquarium" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Aquarium" is "Suizokukan", written in japanese as "水族館".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '水族館 (すいぞくかん)' refers to an 'aquarium', a facility where aquatic animals and plants are kept and displayed for public viewing. This word is commonly used to describe places that house marine life, such as fish, dolphins, and other sea creatures, often for educational or entertainment purposes. Example sentences: Let's go to the aquarium「水族館に行きましょう」(すいぞくかんにいきましょう). The aquarium has many colorful fish「その水族館にはたくさんの色とりどりの魚がいます」(そのすいぞくかんにはたくさんのいろとりどりのさかながいます).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "水" means "Water" and can be read as "Sui" and "Mizu". The kanji "族" means "Family" and can be read as "Zoku". And The kanji "館" means "Building" and can be read as "Kan", "Tate" and "Yakata".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Suizokukan" mean in japanese?

"Suizokukan" means "Aquarium" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "す" is read as "su". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "み" is read as "mi". The hiragana "ず" is read as "zu". The hiragana "ぞ" is read as "zo". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "て" is read as "te". And The hiragana "や" is read as "ya".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.