Meaning

Primary

Museum

Word Type

noun

Explanation

An exhibition for things is put in a public building for anyone to see. This place is a museum.

Note that 博物館 isn't used for art museums, but for museums that focus on a wide range of other subjects, like natural history, science, history, and technology.

Reading

はくぶつかん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

昨日の博物館デート、どうだった?

How was your museum date yesterday?

先日、父に博物館に連れて行ってもらいました。

The other day, my father took me to a museum.

明日は、朝は児童館に行って、昼からは博物館に行く予定です。

Tomorrow, I'm planning to go to a children's center in the morning and then a museum in the afternoon.

日曜日に母と京都国立博物館に行ってきました。

I visited the Kyoto National Museum with my mother on Sunday.

Kanji Composition