研究室

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 研究室 and read けんきゅうしつ, it means a university or institutional research room and sometimes its research group.
• Basic usage: It is used for visiting a professor and for a laboratory conducting material experiments.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Can be broader than a laboratory
  • The term may include the professor's office and team, not only an equipment-filled lab.