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資料 — meaning in English

shiryō

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English meaning

  • Data noun Facts, figures, or other information, especially when collected for analysis or used by a computer.
  • literature noun Written works, especially novels, plays, and poetry, valued for their artistic quality.
  • material noun A substance — such as wood, metal, plastic, or fabric — that something is made from.

Senses

資料 is used for these senses in English:

  • literature (usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
  • material (sometimes, collective, preceded by a qualifying word) A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity.
  • material Cloth to be made into a garment; woven fabric.

literature — full definition

  1. noun Written works, especially novels, plays, and poetry, valued for their artistic quality.
  2. noun The body of published research or writing on a particular academic subject.

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