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会館

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See also: 會館 and 会馆

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
会 館
かい
Grade: 2 		かん
Grade: 3
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spellings
會館 (kyūjitai)
会舘
會舘
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秋葉原(あきはばら)ラジオ会館(かいかん) (Akihabara Rajio Kaikan): the Akihabara Radio Kaikan

Etymology

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From Chinese 會館 / 会馆 (huìguǎn). Analyzable as 会 (kai, “meeting; gathering”) +‎ 館 (kan, “public building”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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会(かい)館(かん) • (kaikan) ←くわいくわん (kwaikwan)?

  1. building that hosts Chinese hometown associations; kongsi
  2. (by extension) meeting hall, place of assembly
    文(ぶん)化(か)会(かい)館(かん)
    bunka kaikan
    cultural center; culture hall

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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