JLPT N1 · Noun

素材 (sozai)

素材 (そざい, sozai) is a Japanese noun meaning “ingredient; (raw) material”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: そざい
Romaji: sozai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

ingredient; (raw) material; resource · noun
unprocessed timber; raw timber · noun
subject matter; topic · noun

Example sentences

この素材は決してすり減ったりしない。

This material never wears out.

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

Kanji in 素材

素

elementary, principle, nakedソ・ス・もと · 10 strokes

材

lumber, log, timberザイ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 素材.

素晴らしいすばらしいwonderful素もとorigin酸素さんそoxygen (O)要素ようそelement素人しろうとamateur水素すいそhydrogen (H)素直すなおobedient素質そしつmakings (of)元素げんそelement簡素かんそsimple素朴そぼくsimple炭素たんそcarbon (C)質素しっそsimple素早いすばやいquick

Source: JMdict entry 1397220 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.