This is the 5029th most frequent Japanese word.


A building, hall, or mansion.


Here, '舘' is used in the compound word '美術舘' which refers to an 'art museum' or 'gallery', showing that '舘' denotes a building or establishment.

この美術舘は素晴らしい絵画を展示しています。

This art museum displays amazing paintings.


In this sentence, '舘' appears in '図書舘', meaning 'library', illustrating the use of '舘' to represent a place or facility.

図書舘で本を借りることができます。

You can borrow books at the library.


Here, '舘' denotes a specific type of building or structure, found as part of the name '寺舘' indicating a temple's building.

小さな寺舘が山の中に見つかりました。

A small temple building was found in the mountains.