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zai
noun, noun, used as a suffix

English Meaning(s) for 材

noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. wood; lumber; timber
noun
  1. (raw) material; stuff; ingredients
  2. talent; ability; capable person

Definition and Synonyms for 材

Material things needed for doing or making something
Synonyms: マテリアル, , 材料, 用具
Material information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
Synonyms: たね, ねた, ユアン, , , , , 材料, , , , , 素材
Material the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
Synonyms: スタッフ, マチエール, マテリアル, 原料, 原材料, , 材料, 素材, 資材
Lumber the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
Synonyms: 木材, , 材木, 用木, 用材
Wood the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Synonyms: ウッド, 木材, , 材木, 白木

Meanings for each kanji in 材

» lumber; log; timber; wood; talent

Categories 材 is a member of

Substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
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Equipment an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
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Information a message received and understood
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Building Material material used for constructing buildings
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Plant Material material derived from plants
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Sample Sentences for 材

Stir-fry the ingredients which were cut into bite-sized pieces.
This packaging material provides heat insulation.
Hirofumi installed fibreglass insulation in the ceiling.
Sound absorbing material is called acoustic material.
The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.

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