ほん
本
かん
館

noun

  1. main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.).
  2. this library, this museum, this theater, this hall, this building.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
本
かん
館
 本館 ほんかん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
building, mansion, large building
カン　たて　やかた (3rd, N4)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
bureaucrat, the government, organ
カン (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)