No. 962 in Japanese
博物館
Museum.
In a sentence
昨日、新しい博物館を訪れました。
Yesterday, I visited a new museum.
In this example, '博物館' is used as the object of the action 'visited', referring to a physical place (a museum).
その博物館では、恐竜の展示が有名です。
That museum is famous for its dinosaur exhibit.
Here, '博物館' is the subject of the sentence, attracting attention due to its well-known exhibits.
彼は博物館で働いています。
He works at a museum.
In this case, '博物館' denotes the workplace of the subject, showing an institutional context.
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