How to say "aquarium" in Japanese

• 水族館すいぞくかんCommon
  nounCovers the sense of 'aquarium' meaning the building or attraction: a public facility where visitors view fish and marine animals, as on a family outing or school trip.
  水族館すいぞくかんへ行いく道みちを教おしえて頂いただけますか？↗

  Can you show me the way to the aquarium?
• 水槽すいそうCommon
  nounCovers the sense of 'aquarium' meaning the tank itself — a water-filled container for keeping fish or other aquatic creatures, like a home fish tank. It does not refer to the public facility.

Use 水族館 for an aquarium as a place — a public facility you visit to see sea creatures — and 水槽 for the tank or container of water that holds fish or other aquatic animals.

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• 水族館すいぞくかんaquarium (building)
• アクアリウムaquarium
• マリンパークaquarium
• 水槽すいそうfish tank