館たち

also: たて

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Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

mansion; manor house; official residence

poetical term

Only with reading たち

Poetic or literary term for a noble's mansion or an official residence. Especially read as たち.

その貴き族ぞくは広こう大だいな館たちに住すんでいた。
The noble lived in a vast mansion.

2

small castle; fort

poetical term

Only with reading たて

Poetic or literary term for a small castle or fort. Especially read as たて.

山やまの上うえに小ちいさな館たてが築きずかれた。
A small fort was built on the mountain.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の館たちthe mansion/manor belonging to someone
領りょう主しゅの館たちは丘おかの上うえにあった。
The lord's mansion stood on top of the hill.
館たちを構かまえるto build/maintain a mansion or manor
彼かれはこの地ちに館たちを構かまえていた。
He had a mansion built for himself in this area.

Kanji

館building, mansion, large building

Related words

屋や敷しきN1sense 1
屋敷 is the ordinary word for a large residence or estate, while 館（たち）is a poetic, literary term specifically for a noble's mansion.
城しろN3sense 2
城 is the everyday word for a castle, while 館（たて）is a poetic, literary term for a smaller fort or stronghold.

Written forms

館Usage100%
- たち
  Standard kanji spelling for both readings; context determines which reading is intended.
- たて
たて
Kana spelling for the たて reading, used when the kanji might be misread as たち or やかた.

Etymology

The kanji 館 means 'building' or 'mansion'. The readings たち and たて are native Japanese readings (kun'yomi) with specialized historical meanings. The exact derivation of these readings is uncertain.