館

building, mansion

JLPT N4 Grade 3 16 strokes

Kun'yomi: やかた・たて
On'yomi: カン

館 means "building, mansion". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 16 strokes. It is read やかた・たて in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and カン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

館 in example sentences

図書館としょかんにいるの？

Toshokan ni iru no?

Are you in the library?
明日あす図書館としょかんでね。

Asu toshokan de ne.

See you tomorrow at the library.
映画館えいがかんに行いこうよ。

Eigakan ni ikou yo.

Let's go to the movies.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 館

Common questions

What does the kanji 館 mean?: 館 means "building, mansion". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 館 have?: 館 is written in 16 strokes.
How is 館 read?: It is read やかた・たて in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and カン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 館?: 館 is a JLPT N4 kanji.

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