Word details

本館

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本館.

Dictionary

Entry

本館んかんNounFreq #26359
1

main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.)

Examples
別館は本館の北側にある。
The annex is on the north of the original building.
2

this library; this museum; this theatre; this hall; this building

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

building, mansion, large building, palace

16 strokesFrequency 613JLPT N3Grade 3

On

カン

Kun

やかたたて

Nanori

たち

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