Illustration: The entrance doors of a neighborhood cultural building stand open as several residents arrive together. Beyond the vestibule, bookshelves, reading tables, and a small display of pottery reveal its shared public purpose.

JLPT N2suffixLevel estimated by Bebop

館かん

kan

public building, hall

Usually appears in compounds such as 図書館. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 明日あした図書館としょかんでね。

    See you tomorrow at the library.

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  2. 図書館としょかんにいるの？

    Are you in the library?

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  3. 館内かんないは禁煙きんえんです。

    No smoking indoors.

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Kanji in 館

  • 館building; mansionOnカンKunやかた・たて

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