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

秋葉原(あきはばら)ラジオ会館(かいかん) (Akihabara Rajio Kaikan): the Akihabara Radio Kaikan

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])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ikã̠ɴ]

Noun

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

1. building that hosts Chinese hometown associations; kongsi
2. (by extension) meeting hall, place of assembly

   文(ぶん)化(か)会(かい)館(かん)

   bunka kaikan

   cultural center; culture hall