I like studying quietly at the library on weekends.
館
building, mansion, large building, palace
Kanji
Grade
Grade 3
Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
食部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
カン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
やかた, たて
Nanori (Name Reading)
いえ, たて
Common Readings
カン
Example sentences
The library was very quiet, so I was able to concentrate on my studies.
An old manor stands quietly in the depths of the forest.
In that old mansion lived a fallen clan.
Since it was raining, we played basketball in the gymnasium.
All the students gathered in the gymnasium.
I spent a night at an old Japanese-style inn in Kyoto.
Yesterday I stayed at a Japanese inn in Kyoto.
I went to the movie theater with a friend on the weekend and watched the latest anime.
There is almost no entertainment in this town other than movie theaters.
Example Vocabulary
図書館
library
館
mansion; manor; noble's residence
体育館
gymnasium; indoor sports hall
館
mansion; manor; noble's residence
旅館
ryokan; Japanese-style inn
映画館
movie theater; cinema
美術館
art museum; art gallery
水族館
aquarium
館内
inside the building; on the premises
博物館
museum
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