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research, investigation, fact-finding
The act of looking up information or investigating something; a matter to be checked or researched.
図書館で調べ物をする。
I do research at the library.
調べ物があるので、先に帰ります。
I have some research to do, so I'll go home first.
インターネットで調べ物をしていたら、面白い記事を見つけた。
While researching on the internet, I found an interesting article.
調べ物 combines 調べる (to investigate) + 物 (thing).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 調べ物をする (to do research)
- 調べ物がある (to have research to do)
- 調べ物で忙しい (busy with research)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 調べ物: research, looking things up (casual, everyday)
- 研究: research (academic, formal)
- 調査: investigation, survey (formal)
- {リサーチ}: research (from English)
USAGE NOTES:
- Commonly used for everyday information gathering
- Less formal than 研究 or 調査