館
Mnemonic
A bureaucrat demands a lavish feast be held every night inside the grand new building he commissioned — a towering museum. The halls echo with clinking glasses as the bureaucrat raises a toast: "This building shall never be silent!"
Additional thoughts
Picture a pompous bureaucrat in a huge marble building, tables overflowing with food. The combination of public feasting and official authority naturally evokes a grand, purpose-built gathering hall.Quick recall
A bureaucrat throws a nightly feast in his grand building.Details
The keyword for 館 is building. This kanji refers to a large, public, or official building typically used for a specific purpose, such as a hall, mansion, or institutional facility. It carries the connotation of a sizable structure where people gather or where important activities take place, such as a library, museum, embassy, or theater. In essence, it denotes an imposing or purpose-built edifice rather than a simple house or dwelling.
- On'yomi
- かん
- Kun'yomi
- やかた、たて