館
Building, Hall
やかた (yakata)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
Many public facilities in Japan use 館, such as 図書館 (library) and 体育館 (gymnasium). If you see 館 on a sign, you're usually looking at a large public building.
Memory Trick
Imagine a grand building with large doors and many rooms inside. That impressive hall helps you remember 館 means 'building' or 'hall.'
Readings
Onyomi: カン (kan)
Kunyomi: やかた (yakata)
Example Words
図書館
としょかん (toshokan)
Library
体育館
たいいくかん (taiikukan)
Gymnasium
映画館
えいがかん (eigakan)
Movie theater
旅館
りょかん (ryokan)
Traditional Japanese inn
Example Sentence
放課後に 図書館へ 行きます。
ほうかごに としょかんへ いきます。
houkago ni toshokan e ikimasu
I go to the library after school.