Kanji

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

図書館 としょかん
週末 図書館 静かに 勉強 する 好き

I like studying quietly at the library on weekends.

静か しずか
図書館 とても 静か だった ので 勉強 集中 できた

The library was very quiet, so I was able to concentrate on my studies.

やかた
古びた ひっそり 佇んでいる

An old manor stands quietly in the depths of the forest.

一族 いちぞく
その 古い 没落 した 一族 住んでいた

In that old mansion lived a fallen clan.

体育館 たいいくかん
降っていた ので 体育館 バスケットボール した

Since it was raining, we played basketball in the gymnasium.

全校 ぜんこう
全校 生徒 体育館 集まった

All the students gathered in the gymnasium.

旅館 りょかん
京都 古い 旅館 一晩 過ごした

I spent a night at an old Japanese-style inn in Kyoto.

泊まる とまる
昨日 京都 旅館 泊まった

Yesterday I stayed at a Japanese inn in Kyoto.

映画館 えいがかん
週末 友達 映画館 行って 最新 アニメ 見た

I went to the movie theater with a friend on the weekend and watched the latest anime.

娯楽 ごらく
この 映画館 以外 娯楽 ほとんど ない

There is almost no entertainment in this town other than movie theaters.

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