Memory phrase for the Kanji: 館

館

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Meaning

large building, palace, mansion

Pronunciation

 KAN

Explanation

 Left: eating 食 (cover on good 良 food), right: government 官 (= Under a roof 宀 with straightly connected rooms 呂)

Mnemonic

The food from the government is served in a large building.

Radicals

食 to eatshows a cover and good 良 (It might be helpful to see the lower two strokes as chopsticks.)
官 government
宀 ceilingRadical: ukanmuri
buttocksPlease note the similarity with: connected rooms 呂
呂 connected roomsThis character shows the lower tones of the octave, However in the trainer it is seen as connected rooms. See similarities to buttocks where some overlappings are in the explanation.
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Vocabulary

 大使館  たいしかん  embassy
 博物館  はくぶつかん  museum
 図書館  としょかん  library
 美術館  びじゅつかん  art gallery, art museum
 映画館  えいがかん  movie theatre (theater), cinema
 旅館  りょかん  Japanese hotel, inn
 領事館  りょうじかん  consulate
 会館  かいかん  meeting hall, assembly hall
 本館  ほんかん  main building

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