Japanese Kanji

kan

building · mansion · large building

Grade 3 · JLPT N3 · 16 strokes

Readings

  • ONカンkan
  • KUNやかたyakata
  • KUNたてtate

Meaning

Building, mansion, large building, palace.

Stroke order for 館

館 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N3 (intermediate) level. With 16 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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