Onyomi: カン · Kunyomi: たて, やかた · Meanings: building, large building, mansion, palace
Kanji for building, large building, mansion, palace
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The kanji 館 combines the “food/building” radical (食) with a structure element (官), symbolizing a large building where people gather, often to eat, stay, or learn. In ancient times, 館 referred to halls, inns, or official buildings that provided space for important activities. It represents a place of gathering, hospitality, and organized purpose.
A large building for people to gather — 館 means hall, mansion, or inn, a place for hosting or learning.
Imagine a grand building where many people come to eat, stay, or study — that’s 館, the kanji for hall or mansion.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 館 | かん | (large) building, public building, hall | JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 館 | やかた | mansion, palace, manor house, castle | JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 室積み | むろつみ | inn | Noun |
| 館内 | かんない | inside a library, museum, cinema, etc., on the premises | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 館長 | かんちょう | superintendent, director, curator, chief librarian | common Noun |
| 館員 | かんいん | personnel (of public building) | Noun |
| 館主 | かんしゅ | manager | Noun |
| 館外 | かんがい | outside a library, museum, etc., off the premises | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 館娃 | かんあい | palace (in China built by Wu Dynasty King) | Noun |
| 館内図 | かんないず | floor map | Noun |