資料

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 資料 is read as しりょう and means “materials” and “data”.
• Basic usage: It covers gathering presentation materials and citing data as the source of information.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 資料をまとめる / 資料によれば
  • Use 資料をまとめる when handling materials and 資料によれば when introducing them as evidence.