JLPT N3 · Noun

材料 (zairyou)

材料 (ざいりょう, zairyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “materials; ingredients”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ざいりょう
Romaji: zairyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

materials; ingredients · noun
material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter · noun
grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis; evidence; data · noun
(market) factor · noun

Example sentences

小麦粉はケーキの主な材料だ。

Flour is the main ingredient in cakes.

Tatoeba #146888

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.

Tatoeba #214811

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 #104916

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 材料

材

lumber, log, timberザイ · 7 strokes

料

fee, materialsリョウ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 材料.

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.)料理りょうりcooking食料品しょくりょうひんfoodstuff食料しょくりょうfood給料きゅうりょうsalary無料むりょうfree (of charge)料金りょうきんfee衣料いりょうclothing料りょうfee

Source: JMdict entry 1296670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.