理科室(りかしつ)

りかしつ
noun
science lab; science classroom
1. science lab; science classroom
A specialized classroom in a school equipped for conducting science experiments and lessons.
理科室(りかしつ)で実験(じっけん)をする。
To do an experiment in the science lab.
理科室(りかしつ)には顕微鏡(けんびきょう)がたくさんある。
There are many microscopes in the science lab.
子(こ)どもたちは理科室(りかしつ)で楽(たの)しそうに化学(かがく)実験(じっけん)をしていた。
The children were happily doing chemistry experiments in the science lab.

A compound of 理科(りか) (science, as a school subject) + 室(しつ) (room). Found in elementary and middle schools in Japan. Unlike regular classrooms, the 理科室(りかしつ) typically has special desks with gas taps and sinks, along with storage for lab equipment.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 理科室(りかしつ)で実験(じっけん)する: to do experiments in the science lab
  • 理科室(りかしつ)の器具(きぐ): science lab equipment
  • 理科室(りかしつ)の人体模型(じんたいもけい): anatomical model in the science lab

RELATED TERMS:

  • 音楽室(おんがくしつ): music room — another specialized school room
  • 家庭科室(かていかしつ): home economics room
  • 図工室(ずこうしつ): arts and crafts room
  • 理科(りか): science (as a school subject)
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