ライブラリー

Japanese

Alternative forms

• ライブラリ (raiburari)

Etymology

Borrowed from English library.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ライブラリー [ráꜜìbùràrìì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠ibɯ̟ɾa̠ɾʲiː]

Noun

ライブラリー • (raiburarī) 

1. library (institution which holds books etc.)
2. library (collection of books)
3. library (collection of records)
4. series of literary publications
5. (software) library
6. (Magic: The Gathering) library; deck

Synonyms

• (institution which holds books etc.): 図書館(としょかん) (toshokan)
• (collection of books): 文庫(ぶんこ) (bunko), 蔵書(ぞうしょ) (zōsho)