館 means “hall, building”

かん · kan

Also: mansion, large building, palace

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

やかた, たて

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

カン

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 3 · 16 strokes

The story

Food (食) served in an official residence: the great halls where travelers were once fed and lodged. Now 館 crowns Japan's grandest public rooms: the 図書館 library, the 映画館 cinema, the 旅館 inn.

Used in 図書館 (toshokan, library), 映画館 (eigakan, movie theater), and 旅館 (ryokan, traditional inn)

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