図書館

としょかん · toshokan · JLPT N5 · noun

library

図書館 — library

📚🏛️ 図書館 = diagram + writing + hall: the hall of charts and books

図 (to) means diagram or map, 書 (sho) means writing or book, 館 (kan) means large public building. 図書 alone means books; 館 also ends 映画館 (cinema) and 美術館 (art museum), so kan marks a public hall.

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