# 館 — Public Building

Frequency rank 565 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 策 (Plan), less common than 従 (Obey).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: やかた、たて
- Radical: 食 Eat (Kangxi 184)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A place to eat (食) that suits (合) everyone — a public building where all are welcome to dine together.

In words:

- 館 かん — house;hall;building;hotel;inn;guesthouse
- 旅館 りょかん — Japanese hotel
- 映画館 えいがかん — cinema

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