館 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「食」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「食」
- On
- カン
- Kun
- やかた
- Meaning
- building, hall
Origin
飠 (food) + 官 (sound) — first a building that fed and lodged travelers; now a large hall or building.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カン | 館内・旅館・図書館 |
|---|---|
| やかた | 館 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 図書館としょかん
library
- 会館かいかん
hall, assembly building
Example
図書館で 本を 読む。
I read books at the library.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)