材 — kanji meaning “lumber”
材
lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
- Meanings
- lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
- On'yomi
- ザイ (zai)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- き、さい
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #565 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- cái — Chinese character page
Words with 材
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取材 | しゅざい shuzai | gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.) |
| 素材 | そざい sozai | ingredient; (raw) material; resource |
| 材料 | ざいりょう zairyou | materials; ingredients |
| 人材 | じんざい jinzai | capable person; talented person |
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber; timber; wood |
| 教材 | きょうざい kyouzai | teaching materials |
| 題材 | だいざい daizai | subject; theme |
| 資材 | しざい shizai | (raw) material |
| 機材 | きざい kizai | machinery and materials; equipment |
| 材木 | ざいもく zaimoku | wood (for building); lumber; timber |
| 原材料 | げんざいりょう genzairyou | raw materials; ingredients |
| 材質 | ざいしつ zaishitsu | material |
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