会館

See also: 會館 and 会馆

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かいかん [kàíkáń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ikã̠ɴ]

Noun

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

building that hosts Chinese hometown associations; kongsi
(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

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