資 料 室(しりょうしつ)

しりょうしつ

noun

reference room; archive room; document room

1. reference room; archive room; document room

A room in a library, office, museum, or company where documents, records, and reference materials are stored and consulted. Made of 資料(しりょう) (materials, reference data) + 室(しつ) (room).

資料室(しりょうしつ)で古(ふる)い新聞(しんぶん)を調(しら)べた。

I looked up old newspapers in the reference room.

その本(ほん)は資料室(しりょうしつ)にあります。

That book is in the reference room.

会社(かいしゃ)の資料室(しりょうしつ)には過去(かこ)の契約書(けいやくしょ)が保管(ほかん)されている。

The company's document room stores past contracts.

資料(しりょう) (materials, reference data) + 室(しつ) (room). A room set aside for keeping and consulting documents and reference materials, found in libraries, museums, schools, and offices.

Common collocations

資料室(しりょうしつ)で調(しら)べる: to do research in the reference room
資料室(しりょうしつ)に保管(ほかん)する: to keep in the archive room

Related words

図書室(としょしつ): library room — for books to read or borrow, as opposed to reference materials

Related Words

Related: 図書室(としょしつ) (library room)

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Added 2026.7.13 21:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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