図書館
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 図 | 書 | 館 |
| と Grade: 2 |
しょ Grade: 2 |
かん Grade: 3 |
| kan'on | on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 圖書館 (kyūjitai) 圕 (obsolete, abbreviation) 𡆥 (obsolete, abbreviation) |
Etymology
Compound of 図書 (tosho, “books”) + 館 (-kan, “building”).
Pronunciation
Noun
図書館 • (toshokan) ←としよくわん (tosyokwan)?
- library (building)
Synonyms
- ライブラリー (raiburarī)
Derived terms
See also
- 図書室 (toshoshitsu, “library (room)”)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN