閲覧室(えつらんしつ)

えつらんしつ
noun
reading room (in a library or archive)
1. reading room (in a library or archive)
A designated room in libraries, archives, or institutions where visitors can read or consult materials.
閲覧室(えつらんしつ)は静(しず)かにしてください。
Please be quiet in the reading room.
図書館(としょかん)の閲覧室(えつらんしつ)で勉強(べんきょう)した。
I studied in the library's reading room.
この資料(しりょう)は閲覧室(えつらんしつ)でのみ利用(りよう)できます。
These materials can only be used in the reading room.

A compound of 閲覧(えつらん) (reading/browsing) and 室(しつ) (room). Found in libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions where reference materials are available for on-site consultation. Signs reading 閲覧室(えつらんしつ) are common in Japanese libraries.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 閲覧室(えつらんしつ)を利用(りよう)する: to use the reading room
  • 閲覧室(えつらんしつ)で閲覧(えつらん)する: to browse/read in the reading room
  • 一般(いっぱん)閲覧室(えつらんしつ): general reading room
  • 特別(とくべつ)閲覧室(えつらんしつ): special collections reading room

RELATED WORDS:

  • 閲覧(えつらん): reading, browsing — the act itself
  • 書庫(しょこ): stacks, book storage — where books are stored (as opposed to read)
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