KanjiKanaRadicalsReadingDictionary
← Back

材

lumber
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingザイ
JōyōGrade 4

Popular Usage

材料材木教材

Radicals and components

Radical木treeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 材

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step

Kanji JLPTN5 KanjiN4 KanjiN3 KanjiN2 KanjiN1 Kanji
Verbs JLPTN5 VerbsN4 VerbsN3 VerbsN2 VerbsN1 Verbs
Kanji GradeGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Junior High
AboutAboutHow to Draw KanjiPrivacy PolicyTerms of Use
Telegraminfo@kanjidraw.comD Light theme