館 kanji: meaning “Bldg.”, readings and mnemonic

Meaning and readings

Meaning: Bldg.
On'yomi: カン
Kun'yomi: やかた、たて

Picture story to remember 館

館 ends words for public buildings: 映画館 cinema, 旅館 inn, 大使館 embassy, 図書館 library. Eating 食 is banned in all of them. I would love to meet the bureaucrat 官 who made that rule.

How to write 館: stroke order

館 is written with 16 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 館

旅館りょかんryokan
博物館はくぶつかんmuseum

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