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How to say 'Aquarium' in Japanese | 水族館

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The Japanese word for Aquarium is 'Suizokukan', written as 水族館 in Japanese.'Aquarium' in hiragana is すいぞくかん.

    word

    水族館

    Meaning

    Aquarium

    Reading

    すいぞくかん

    suizokukan

    Kanji

    水Water 族Family 館Building

    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).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3228

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 水族館

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • kanji

    族

    Meaning

    Family

  • kanji

    館

    Meaning

    Building

Words Related to 水族館 Through the Kanji 水

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 水 as well.

  • word

    水曜日

    Meaning

    Wednesday

  • word

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • word

    水泳

    Meaning

    Swimming

  • word

    大水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    水中

    Meaning

    Underwater

  • word

    下水

    Meaning

    Sewage

  • word

    水力

    Meaning

    Waterpower

  • word

    水田

    Meaning

    Paddy

  • word

    飲料水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    水準

    Meaning

    Level

  • word

    水平

    Meaning

    Horizontal, Level

  • word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    水害

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    洪水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    水洗

    Meaning

    Flushing

  • word

    水素

    Meaning

    Hydrogen

  • word

    海水浴

    Meaning

    Sea bathing

  • word

    香水

    Meaning

    Perfume

  • word

    水道

    Meaning

    Waterworks

  • word

    水分

    Meaning

    Moisture

  • word

    飲み水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    水着

    Meaning

    Swimsuit

  • word

    水色

    Meaning

    Lightblue

  • word

    断水

    Meaning

    Water cut off

  • word

    海水

    Meaning

    Seawater

  • word

    水面

    Meaning

    Water surface

  • word

    噴水

    Meaning

    Fountain

Words Related to 水族館 Through the Kanji 族

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 族 as well.

  • word

    家族

    Meaning

    Family

  • word

    民族

    Meaning

    Ethnicity

  • word

    族

    Meaning

    Group, Tribe

  • word

    貴族

    Meaning

    Nobility

  • word

    一族

    Meaning

    Clan, Family

  • word

    遺族

    Meaning

    Bereaved

  • word

    親族

    Meaning

    Relatives

Words Related to 水族館 Through the Kanji 館

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 館 as well.

  • word

    図書館

    Meaning

    Library

  • word

    館

    Meaning

    Hall

  • word

    大使館

    Meaning

    Embassy

  • word

    映画館

    Meaning

    Cinema

  • word

    美術館

    Meaning

    Art museum

  • word

    博物館

    Meaning

    Museum

  • word

    旅館

    Meaning

    Inn

  • word

    領事館

    Meaning

    Consulate

Learn the Word 水族館

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What does 'Suizokukan' (水族館) mean?

'Suizokukan' means 'Aquarium' .

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