資料|しりょうshiryou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounmaterial; materials; data; information; documents
   新あたらしい資料しりょうをお送おくりください。↗

   Please send us more information.

• SynonymデータNeutralLoanword for data, stressing numerical information, as in 「データを分析する」; 「資料」 covers reference materials of all kinds, not just figures.
• Related書類しょるいNeutralDocuments and papers handled in procedures, as in 「書類を提出する」; 「資料」 stresses use for reference, though the two overlap when material is submitted.
• RelatedドキュメントNeutralLoanword for documents and records, used mostly in IT contexts; 「資料」 is the everyday word for reference material.
• Related文書ぶんしょNeutralWritten documents, often official, as in 「公文書」; more formal than 「資料」, which is simply material for study or reference.

Use 「資料」 for reference material for research or meetings (「会議資料」). Pick 「データ」 for numerical data, 「書類」 for paperwork you submit, and 「文書」 for formal written documents.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 研究けんきゅう・調査ちょうさの基礎きそとなる材料ざいりょう。
2. 資金しきん。