JLPT N1 · Noun

本館 (honkan)

本館 (ほんかん, honkan) is a Japanese noun meaning “main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほんかん
Romaji: honkan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.) · noun
this library; this museum; this theatre; this hall; this building · noun

Example sentences

別館は本館の北側にある。

The annex is on the north of the original building.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 本館

本

book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes

館

building, mansion, large buildingカン・やかた・たて · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 本館.

本ほんbook本棚ほんだなbookshelves本当ほんとうtruth資本しほんfunds基本きほんbasics日本にっぽんJapan日本にほんJapan本当ほんとtruth本人ほんにんthe person in question本物ほんものgenuine article標本ひょうほんspecimen本部ほんぶheadquarters本来ほんらいoriginally見本みほんsample

Source: JMdict entry 1522350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.