Vocab Info

N1 Noun

館(やかた)mansion, small castle, nobleman, noblewoman, boat cabin

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        mansion, palace, manor house, castle

      2. 2.

        nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary

        Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Archaic
      3. 3.

        cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

        Archaic, Only applies to やかた

    All Forms

    館 【やかた】、館 【たち】、館 【たて】、屋形 【やかた】

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    • Frequency

      Novels Top 800

    Examples

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    • 館(やかた)に住(す)む人(ひと)はお金持(かねも)ちに違(ちが)いない。

      The person living in that mansion must be wealthy.

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    • この館(やかた)には、貴族(きぞく)や豪族(ごうぞく)が住(す)んでいたそうです。

      It is said that nobles and aristocrats once lived in this mansion.

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    • あんな広(ひろ)い館(やかた)に住(す)むためには、いくら必要(ひつよう)なのだろう?

      How much would it cost to live in a mansion that big?

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    • 館(やかた)に住(す)んでいるという情報(じょうほう)は同僚(どうりょう)の興味(きょうみ)を引(ひ)くに足(た)るものだったようだ。

      The fact that I live in a mansion seemed intriguing enough to catch my colleagues' attention.

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    • 妻(つま):「こんなに大(おお)きな館(やかた)に三(さん)泊(ぱく)もできるなんて…このハネムーンは贅沢(ぜいたく)の極(きわ)みだわ!」

      Wife: 'Staying for three nights in a mansion this grand... This honeymoon is pure luxury!'

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