JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
館 means building, mansion, large building. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 16 strokes, read かん. It combines 飠 (eat, food), which carries the meaning, with 官, which is there for its sound かん. It appears in 映画館 (movie theater / cinema) and 大使館 (embassy).
館 is written in 16 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
館 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 映画館 | えいがかん | movie theater / cinema |
| 大使館 | たいしかん | embassy |
| 図書館 | としょかん | library |
官 tends to carry the sound かん. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 官 | かん | bureaucrat, the government |
| 管 | かん | pipe, tube |
| 館 | かん | building, mansion |
| 棺 | かん | coffin, casket |
| 菅 | かん | sedge |
| 舘 | かん | mansion, large building |
These use 飠 or 官 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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