Usage patterns 博はく 物ぶつ 館かん を 見けん 学がく する to tour/visit a museum (for study or observation)
We visited a museum as part of a school class.
博はく 物ぶつ 館かん で 〈 物もの 〉 を 見み る to see/view something at a museum
I saw ancient pottery at the museum.
博はく 物ぶつ 館かん に 展てん 示じ される to be displayed/exhibited in a museum
This fossil is on display in the museum.
博はく 物ぶつ 館かん が 休きゅう 館かん する for a museum to be closed (for the day/holiday)
The museum is closed on Mondays.
Kanji 館 building, mansion, large building Related words 博物館 covers general/historical/scientific collections, while 美術館 refers specifically to an art museum or gallery.
博物館 is the broad term for any museum, whereas 科学館 is a specialized science museum or science center.
博物館 implies a large, comprehensive museum, while 資料館 is typically a smaller archive or local-history facility centered on documents.
博物館 is the standard, neutral Japanese word for a museum, while ミュージアム is a trendier katakana term often used in branding or for modern facilities.
博物館 is the general word for any museum, while 国立博物館 specifically refers to one run by the national government.
Don't confuse with 博物館 means 'museum' (a building), whereas 博物 itself refers only to natural history or broad knowledge, not a place.
博覧会 is a temporary large-scale exhibition event, while 博物館 is a permanent museum building; learners confuse them due to the shared 博 kanji.
Word family· 10 museology; museum studies
museum material; museum piece
national museum
cultural museum; museum of culture
history museum
Show 5 more Show fewer Etymology Sino-Japanese compound: 博物 refers to broad knowledge or natural and cultural objects, and 館 means a hall or institution. Together 博物館 denotes an institution for collecting and displaying such materials.
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