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What is the Kanji for 'Building'? | 館

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Building', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Building' is 館.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Building

    Reading

    kunyomiたて

    tate

    やかた

    yakata

    onyomiかん

    kan

    Parts

    Eat (食)Government, Bureaucrat

    Example Word

    水族館: aquarium. 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).

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    16

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    3

    Frequency

    747

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    Meaning

    Eat

    Radical Form Of

    kanji

    Meaning

    Government, Bureaucrat

Words Using

This kanji is used in 9 words:

    word

    図書館

    Meaning

    Library

    word

    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

    水族館

    Meaning

    Aquarium

    word

    旅館

    Meaning

    Inn

    word

    領事館

    Meaning

    Consulate

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 9 kanji contain the part 飠 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Drink

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cooked rice, Food

    kanji

    Meaning

    Decorate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Domesticate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Starve, Hunger

    kanji

    Meaning

    Starve

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sated, Satiated

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mochi rice cake

    kanji

    Meaning

    Feed

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 2 kanji contain the part 官 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Pipe

    kanji

    Meaning

    Coffin, Casket

Learn the Kanji

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What does 館 mean?

館 means 'Building'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.