Moto 館: Building; Mansion; Large BuildingKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン
- Kun'yomi
- やかた、たて
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 146 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カン)
- 会館かいかんmeeting hall; assembly hall
- 大使館たいしかんembassy
- 美術館びじゅつかんart gallery; art museum
- 博物館はくぶつかんmuseum
- 図書館としょかんlibrary
- 旅館りょかんryokan; traditional inn
- 映画館えいがかんmovie theatre; movie theater
- 館長かんちょうsuperintendent; director
- 迎賓館げいひんかんreception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house
- 公民館こうみんかんpublic hall; community center
- 本館ほんかんmain building
- 水族館すいぞくかんaquarium
- 館内かんないin the building
- 開館かいかんopening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
- 休館きゅうかんclosure (of a library, museum, etc.)
- 別館べっかんannex (to a building); annexe
- 領事館りょうじかんconsulate
- 公館こうかんofficial residence
- 入館料にゅうかんりょうadmission fee
- 在外公館ざいがいこうかんdiplomatic mission; overseas diplomatic establishment
- 国立博物館こくりつはくぶつかんnational museum
- 体育館たいいくかんgymnasium
- 全館ぜんかんentire building
- 新館しんかんnew building; annexe
- 洋館ようかんWestern-style house
- 閉館へいかんclosing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
- 館員かんいんpersonnel (of public building)
- 休館日きゅうかんびday on which a museum, library, etc. is closed; closed day
- 児童館じどうかんchildren's house; child welfare residential facility
- 入館にゅうかんentry (e.g. library, school, museum); entering
- 入館者にゅうかんしゃvisitor (to a museum, library, etc.)
- 公使館こうしかんlegation
- 公使館員こうしかんいんlegation; attache
- 公共図書館こうきょうとしょかんpublic library
- 公文書館こうぶんしょかんpublic records office; archives
- 公立図書館こうりつとしょかんpublic library
- 公開図書館こうかいとしょかんpublic library
- 写真図書館しゃしんとしょかんphotographic library
- 写真館しゃしんかんphoto studio
- 分館ぶんかんannex (of a library, museum, etc.)
- 区民館くみんかんmunicipal community centre; ward residents hall
- 単館たんかんsingle-theater; independent (cinema)
- 博物館学はくぶつかんがくmuseology; museum studies
- 博物館法はくぶつかんほうMuseum Act; Museum Law
- 博物館資料はくぶつかんしりょうmuseum material; museum piece
- 参考図書館さんこうとしょかんreference library
- 史料館しりょうかんarchives (building); record office
- 号館ごうかんsuffix for building numbers
- 商館しょうかんfirm; trading company
- 図書館カードとしょかんカードlibrary card
- 図書館システムとしょかんシステムlibrary system
- 図書館ネットワークとしょかんネットワークlibrary network
- 図書館員としょかんいんlibrary clerk; librarian
- 図書館学としょかんがくlibrary science
- 図書館情報学としょかんじょうほうがくlibrary and information science
- 図書館版としょかんばんlibrary edition (of a book)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- お館様おやかたさまlord; master
- 函館はこだてHakodate (city in Hokkaido)
- 函館戦争はこだてせんそうBattle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War, 1868-1869)
Other readings
- 割烹旅館かっぽうりょかんtraditional inn priding itself on its cuisine; Japanese-style restaurant with an attached inn
Showing the 60 most common of 146 words. See them all in the graph.
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