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材

lumber
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingザイ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. lumberRtK
  2. log
  3. timber
  4. wood
  5. materials
    彼は新素材の開発に従事している。He is engaged in developing new materials.tatoeba
  6. ingredients
  7. talent
  1. material
  2. material properties
  3. quality of material
  4. quality of wood
  5. quality of lumber

Popular Usage

材料材木教材

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · genie

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 738

Compound words

材料ざいりょう
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.)
材木ざいもく
wood (for building); lumber; timber
教材きょうざい
teaching materials
器材きざい
tools and materials; equipment and materials
機材きざい
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
建材けんざい
building material
鋼材こうざい
steel material
材質ざいしつ
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
資材しざい
(raw) material
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; human resources; personnel
素材そざい
ingredient; (raw) material; resource; unprocessed timber; raw timber
題材だいざい
subject; theme
廃材はいざい
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
木材もくざい
lumber; timber; wood
石材せきざい
(building) stone
食材しょくざい
foodstuff; ingredient
原材料げんざいりょう
raw materials; ingredients
逸材いつざい
outstanding talent
印材いんざい
seal stock
画材がざい
subject matter of a painting
角材かくざい
squared timber
割材わりざい
split log
乾材かんざい
dry lumber

Additional Examples

彼は報告書の材料を集めるのに忙しかった。
He was busy collecting stuff for his report.tatoeba
彼は自分の書く物語の材料はたいてい子供時代の体験に頼っている。
He draws on his childhood experiences for the material of most of his stories.tatoeba
彼は会社にとって重要な人材だ。
He is a valuable acquisition to our company.tatoeba
本材木町自身番の場
Honzaimokucho Jishinban scenewiki
--軍隊・徴兵・相撲・駅・材木
Armies, conscription, Sumo (Japanese-style wrestling), stations, and lumberwiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 材

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