材 – lumber, log, timber

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The kanji 材 means lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ザイ (zai). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ザイ	zai

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: ノ・一・木・亅.

Words using 材

材料ざいりょうmaterials材木ざいもくwood (for building)木材もくざいlumber教材きょうざいteaching materials人材じんざいcapable person素材そざいingredient取材しゅざいgathering material (for an article, novel, etc.)

Example sentences

小麦粉はケーキの主な材料だ。

Flour is the main ingredient in cakes.

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すぐれた材料で作られた家具は、売れ行きがよい。

Furniture made of good materials sells well.

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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.

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Kanji with the same radical

本東業来機権査案村果格検校構木条

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