Kanji

材

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JLPT N2Jōyō · grade 4freq #5657 strokes

Meanings

lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent

ES: talento, habilidad, material, leño

On
ザイ

Common words

  • 材料ざいりょうmaterials, ingredients
  • 材木ざいもくwood (for building), lumber, timber
  • 木材もくざいlumber, timber, wood
  • 教材きょうざいteaching materials
  • 取材しゅざいgathering material (for an article, novel, etc.), collecting information, covering (an event, incident, etc.), reporting, interview (for a news story)
  • 人材じんざいcapable person, talented person
  • 素材そざいingredient, (raw) material, resource
  • 器材きざいtools and materials, equipment and materials

Example sentences

  • 私わたしたちは像ぞうを木材もくざいで作つくった。

    We made statues out of wood.

    Nosotros tallamos estatuas de madera.

    Tatoeba #165495(opens in a new tab)
  • この古ふるい家いえは木材もくざいでできている。

    This old house is made of wood.

    Esa casa vieja está hecha de madera.

    Tatoeba #222056(opens in a new tab)
  • 私わたしたちには材料ざいりょうに加くわえて見本みほんも必要ひつようだ。

    We need a sample in addition to materials.

    Además de materiales, necesitamos una muestra.

    Tatoeba #167155(opens in a new tab)
  • すぐれた材料ざいりょうで作つくられた家具かぐは、売うれ行ゆきがよい。

    Furniture made of good materials sells well.

    Los muebles hechos con materiales buenos se venden bien.

    Tatoeba #214811(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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