水族館

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 水族館, read as すいぞくかん. It is a noun for a facility that displays fish and other aquatic life in tanks for public viewing.
• Basic usage: Going to an aquarium appears in 水族館へ行く, while referring to a tank inside the aquarium appears in 水族館の水槽.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 動物園
  • It centers on aquatic life displayed in tanks, unlike a zoo that exhibits a broader range of land animals.