会館

See also: 會館 and 会馆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
会 館
Grade: 2 Grade: 3
on’yomi
秋葉原ラジオ会館 (Akihabara Rajio Kaikan)

Etymology

From Chinese 會館. Analyzable as 会 (kai, “meeting; gathering”) +‎ 館 (kan, “public building”).

Pronunciation

Noun

会館 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 會館, hiragana かいかん, rōmaji kaikan, historical hiragana くわいくわん)

  1. building that hosts Chinese hometown associations; kongsi
  2. (by extension) meeting hall, place of assembly
    文 (ぶん)化 (か)会 (かい)館 (かん)
    bunka kaikan
    cultural center; culture hall

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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