館

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) accommodation
 * 2) shop
 * 3) mansion
 * 4) building or place for cultural activities
 * 5)  government office
 * 6)  traditional Chinese private school where classical literature and Confucianism used to be taught
 * 7)  factory
 * 1) building or place for cultural activities
 * 2)  government office
 * 3)  traditional Chinese private school where classical literature and Confucianism used to be taught
 * 4)  factory
 * 1)  government office
 * 2)  traditional Chinese private school where classical literature and Confucianism used to be taught
 * 3)  factory
 * 1)  factory
 * 1)  factory
 * 1)  factory
 * 1)  factory
 * 1)  factory

Etymology 1
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) a roofed structure on a boat, shaped like a house
 * 2) a house-shaped structure on a cart, such as a caravan
 * 3) a temporary house, a temporary shelter
 * 4) a mansion, a manor house, an estate
 * 5)  a form of address or reference for a noble
 * 6)  (yakata-bune): a houseboat

Synonyms

 * ;, (see above)
 * , (see above)
 * ;, (see above)
 * , (see above)

Etymology 2
Likely derived as the tate of verb, in turn from the verb.

The reading tate is most common in eastern Japan, correlating to the tachi reading in western Japan.

Noun

 * 1) a large building
 * 2) a mansion, a villa, an estate
 * 3)  a form of address or reference for a noble
 * 4) a small castle or fort

Etymology 3
Likely derived as the tachi of verb. Alternatively, may be a shift in pronunciation from tate above.

The reading tachi is most common in western Japan, correlating to the tate reading in eastern Japan.

Noun

 * 1) a large building
 * 2) a mansion, a villa, an estate
 * 3)  a form of address or reference for a noble
 * 4) a small castle or fort

Etymology 4
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From.

Noun

 * 1) a large building
 * 2) a mansion, a villa, an estate
 * 3) a movie theatre

Suffix

 * 1) a hall, a building, a section of a building, a house

Derived terms

 * : numbered building
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : numbered building
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : numbered building
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : numbered building
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : numbered building
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : numbered building
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : numbered building
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : numbered building
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : numbered building
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a library
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a museum
 * : an art gallery
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn
 * : a traditional Japanese inn

Etymology 5
Compound of, possibly in reference to the way that the oldest such buildings may have started out as simple pithouses.

Noun

 * 1)  lodgings along a stagecoach route, an inn

Han character

 * 1) a shop (for foods and drinks)
 * 2)  a hall, a building