How to say "laboratory" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 研究室けんきゅうしつnounCovers 'laboratory' as a research laboratory, the kind found at a university or research institute; in academia it can also refer to the research group led by a professor.
- 実験室じっけんしつnounCovers 'laboratory' as a room where experiments are carried out, such as a chemistry lab or a school science room; the nuance is hands-on experimental work.
- 試験場しけんじょうnounThis is really a testing ground or experimental station — a facility where tests are conducted — and is seldom the word you want when you mean an ordinary laboratory.
Use 研究室 for a research laboratory, especially at a university; use 実験室 for a room where experiments are done; 試験場 is mainly a testing ground or experimental station, seldom an ordinary laboratory.
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