洋館
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 洋館
1
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
Examples
若い男女が人里離れた洋館で恐怖の一夜を過ごすという、ホラーの定番スタイルだ。
This is a horror staple - young men and women spend a night of terror in an isolated house.
Kanji in this Word
洋
9 strokes
Frequency: 763
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
ocean
sea
foreign
Western style
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヨウ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
なだ
ひろ
ひろし
よ
よし
館
16 strokes
Frequency: 613
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
building
mansion
large building
palace
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
やかた
たて
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
たち
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