noun
A comprehensive reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects or on numerous aspects of a particular field, usually arranged alphabetically.
子供の頃、エンサイクロペディアで色々なことを調べた。
When I was a child, I looked up various things in an encyclopedia.
The native Japanese term for 'encyclopedia', more commonly used in everyday contexts. エンサイクロペディア is a direct loanword and may sound more academic or refer specifically to a Western-style encyclopedia.
Borrowed from English 'encyclopedia'.