ライブラリー

also: ライブラリ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

library

A loanword-style term for a library, reading room, or organized collection of books or materials. For an ordinary public library, 図書館 is usually the more standard Japanese word.

Written forms

ライブラリーUsage51%
Standard katakana form; the long-vowel spelling is the priority form.
ライブラリUsage49%
Shorter katakana variant; especially common in computing contexts for software libraries.

Similar words

図と書しょ館かん
The normal Japanese word for a public or institutional library; ライブラリー sounds more loanword-like and is often used in names, facilities, or special collections.
叢そう書しょ
A more formal publishing term for a book series or collected series; ライブラリー is more loanword-like and often appears in series titles.
モジュール
In computing, a module is an individual component; a ライブラリ may contain multiple modules or reusable functions/resources.

Etymology

Written in katakana; no language of origin is specified. The form corresponds to the English word “library,” with ライブラリ as a shorter variant common in computing.