館

Meaning

館 centers on a large, important building: a mansion, palace, or any grand structure. It can also refer to a building that houses a specific function, like a hall or inn.

• 図書館としょかん
  N5

  library

• 博物館はくぶつかん
  N3

  museum

• 美術館びじゅつかん
  N5

  art museum; art gallery

• 大使館たいしかん
  N5

  embassy

• 旅館りょかん
  N4

  ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

• 会館かいかん
  N2

  meeting hall; assembly hall

• 体育館たいいくかん
  N3

  gymnasium

• 水族館すいぞくかん
  N3

  aquarium (building)

• 館内かんない

  inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises

• 公民館こうみんかん
  N1

  public hall; community center; community centre

• 本館ほんかん
  N1

  main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.)

• 開館かいかん

  opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)

• 館長かんちょう

  superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

• 領事館りょうじかん
  N1

  consulate

• 休館きゅうかん

  closure (of a library, museum, etc.)

• 別館べっかん

  annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building

• 迎賓館げいひんかん

  reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house

• 公館こうかん

  official residence

• 映画館えいがかん
  N5

  movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

• 入館料にゅうかんりょう
  N3

  admission fee (for a museum, etc.)

• 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

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