🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

読書室

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dokusho-shitsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reading-Room/ˈriː.dɪŋ ruːm/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"読書室は静かで快適な場所です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A room set aside for reading, typically containing books and comfortable seating.

    "The library's reading-room was filled with students preparing for their exams."
  2. 2

    A space where individuals can read quietly, often found in public places.

    "The reading-room at the community center was a popular spot for book clubs."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'reading-room' combines 'reading', derived from Old English 'rǣdan', meaning to interpret or explain, and 'room', from Old English 'rum', meaning space or area. The phrase evolved in the 19th century to denote a designated area for reading, often found in libraries or educational institutions.

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