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図書室 (としょしつ, toshoshitsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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After school, I did my homework in the library.
This community center has a small library.
Usage patterns 図と 書しょ 室しつ で 〈 物もの 〉 を 借か りる to borrow something from the library (room)
I borrowed a book from the library.
図と 書しょ 室しつ に 行い く to go to the library (room)
I went to the library during the break.
図と 書しょ 室しつ を 利り 用よう する to use the library (room)
Students can freely use the library.
Kanji 室 room, apartment, chamber Related words 図書館 refers to a full-scale, often standalone library, while 図書室 is a smaller reading room, typically within a school or building.
閲覧室 specifically means a reading room for consulting materials on-site, whereas 図書室 is the broader term for a small library that may also allow borrowing.
図書室 refers to a library room in a school or public building, whereas 書斎 is typically a private study or library in someone's home.
Etymology Compound of 図書 (books) and 室 (room).
