How to say "Museum" in Japanese | 博物館

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

the Japanese word for "Museum" is "Hakubutsukan", written in japanese as "博物館".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '博物館 (はくぶつかん)' means 'museum'. It refers to a place where objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural significance are stored and exhibited for public viewing. This word is commonly used in contexts related to education, tourism, and cultural activities. For example: I went to the museum yesterday「昨日、博物館に行きました」(きのう、はくぶつかんにいきました). The museum has many interesting exhibits「その博物館には面白い展示がたくさんあります」(そのはくぶつかんにはおもしろいてんじがたくさんあります). The word is often paired with specific types of museums, such as 'art museum' (美術館, びじゅつかん) or 'science museum' (科学博物館, かがくはくぶつかん).

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

The kanji "博" means "Extensive" and "Doctor" and can be read as "Haku" and "Baku". The kanji "物" means "Thing" and can be read as "Butsu", "Motsu" and "Mono". 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 "Hakubutsukan" mean in japanese?

"Hakubutsukan" means "Museum" .

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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 "は" is read as "ha". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba". The hiragana "ぶ" is read as "bu". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "の" is read as "no". 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.