館 Kanji – building
The Japanese kanji 館 can mean building, mansion, large building, palace.
Meaning and Readings
How is 館 read?
館 has the onyomi reading カン and the kunyomi readings やかた, たて.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kan, yakata, tate.
Common Japanese Words Using 館
These common Japanese words contain 館. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 映画館（えいがかん） — movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
- 開館（かいかん） — opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
- 館長（かんちょう） — superintendent, director, curator, chief librarian
- 迎賓館（げいひんかん） — reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries), guest house
- 公館（こうかん） — official residence
- 公民館（こうみんかん） — public hall, community center, community centre
- 図書館（としょかん） — library
- 水族館（すいぞくかん） — aquarium (building)
- 体育館（たいいくかん） — gymnasium
- 大使館（たいしかん） — embassy