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大使館 (たいしかん, taishikan) Japanese meaning: embassy | Kotomora
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I went to the embassy to renew my passport.
The embassy is open from 9 a.m.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 大たい 使し 館かん the embassy of (a country)
Japan's embassy is in London.
大たい 使し 館かん に 行い く to go to the embassy
I went to the embassy to get my passport reissued.
大たい 使し 館かん でビザを 申しん 請せい する to apply for a visa at the embassy
I applied for a visa at the American embassy to study abroad.
大たい 使し 館かん に 相そう 談だん する to consult the embassy (about a problem)
Kanji 使 use, send on a mission, order 館 building, mansion, large building Related words 大使館 means specifically 'embassy', while 在外公館 is the broader official term covering embassies, consulates, and other overseas diplomatic offices.
Don't confuse with· 5 大使館 is the main diplomatic mission that handles political relations, while 領事館 is a consulate that mainly provides services to citizens like passport renewals.
大使館 is today's standard term for an embassy, whereas 公使館 refers to a legation, an older and lower-ranked diplomatic mission that is now rarely used.
迎賓館 is a state guest house used to receive and entertain visiting dignitaries, while 大使館 is a country's diplomatic embassy office abroad, so the two are easily mixed up despite different functions.
Show 2 more Etymology Compound of 大使 (ambassador) + 館 (building, hall). A straightforward Sino-Japanese word.
If you run into trouble abroad, first consult the embassy.
公こう 館かん
大使館 refers to an embassy as an institution or office, while 公館 can denote an official's residence itself, though the two overlap in diplomatic contexts like 在外公館.
外務省 is Japan's central ministry overseeing all foreign policy, whereas 大使館 is a single embassy representing Japan (or another country) abroad.
