(けんきゅうしょ)

けんきゅうしょ
noun
research institute, laboratory
1. research institute, research laboratory
A facility or organization dedicated to conducting research, often in scientific, technological, or academic fields.
He works at a university research institute.
A new medicine was developed at the research institute.
That research institute is world-famous.

研究所(けんきゅうしょ) combines 研究(けんきゅう) (research) + (しょ) (place).

COMMON TYPES:

  • 国立(こくりつ)研究所(けんきゅうしょ) (national research institute)
  • 民間(みんかん)研究所(けんきゅうしょ) (private research institute)
  • 研究所(けんきゅうしょ) (~ Research Institute)

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