図書館

• 読み: としょかん
• ローマ字: toshokan
• 漢字の分解: 図 (to/zu) — diagram, drawing; 書 (sho/ka) — write, book; 館 (kan) — hall, building
• 発音: /to.ɕo.kaɴ/

意味

Library. A public or institutional facility where books and other materials are available for borrowing or reading.

A noun formed from 図書 (books, publications) and 館 (building, hall). Japanese public libraries are free to use and often serve as quiet study spaces for students. Many school and university campuses also have their own libraries.

例文

1. 図書館で本を借りました。
2. 毎週土曜日に図書館に行きます。
3. 図書館の中は静かにしてください。

使い方ガイド

場面: school, studying, reading

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 図書 (books, documents) and 館 (hall, building). The term was coined in the Meiji era to describe Western-style public lending libraries introduced to Japan.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal