武道館

Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	道	館
ぶ Grade: 5	どう Grade: 2	かん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 武道(ぶどう) (budō, “martial art”) + 館(かん) (-kan, “hall, building”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶど​ーかん [bùdóꜜòkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝdo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

武(ぶ)道(どう)館(かん) • (budōkan) 

1. Japanese martial art gymnasium

   青森県(あおもりけん)武道館(ぶどうかん)

   Aomori-ken budōkan

   Aomori Martial Arts Hall

Proper noun

武(ぶ)道(どう)館(かん) • (Budōkan) 

1. Short for 日本武道館 (Nippon Budōkan, “the Nippon Budokan”).