How to say 'Hall' in Japanese | 館

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The Japanese word for Hall is 'Kan', written as 館 in Japanese.'Hall' in hiragana is かん.

word

館

Meaning

Hall

Reading

かん

kan

Kanji

館Building

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '館 (かん)' is commonly used to denote a building or facility dedicated to a specific purpose. It is often attached to nouns to form compound words that describe the type of building or establishment. For example: library「図書館」(としょかん), museum「博物館」(はくぶつかん), gym「体育館」(たいいくかん). This suffix is widely used in names of public and private buildings, indicating their function or the activities that take place there.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

394

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 館

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

館

Meaning

Building

Words Related to 館 Through the Kanji 館

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 館 as well.

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図書館

Meaning

Library

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大使館

Meaning

Embassy

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映画館

Meaning

Cinema

word

美術館

Meaning

Art museum

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博物館

Meaning

Museum

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水族館

Meaning

Aquarium

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旅館

Meaning

Inn

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領事館

Meaning

Consulate

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What does 'Kan' (館) mean?

'Kan' means 'Hall' .

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