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公文書館 (koubunshokan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

公こう文ぶん書しょ館かん

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Meanings

1

public records office; archives

Refers to a government-run facility that preserves and provides access to official documents and historical records.

国こく立りつ公こう文ぶん書しょ館かんで江え戸ど時じ代だいの資し料

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た

。

I researched Edo-period materials at the National Archives.

公こう文ぶん書しょ館かんには古ふるい行ぎょう政せい文ぶん書しょが保ほ存ぞんされている。

Old administrative documents are preserved at the public records office.

Kanji

公public, prince, official
文sentence, literature, style
書write
館building, mansion, large building

Related words

文ぶん書しょ館かん
文書館 is a broader term for any archive or manuscript library, while 公文書館 specifically denotes a public or government archives.
資し料りょう館かん
資料館 is a general reference museum or resource center, not limited to official documents.

Built from

公こう文ぶん書しょ+館かん

Etymology

Compound of 公文 (official document) + 書 (writing) + 館 (building). The term follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern for institutional names.