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Kanji Detail for 材 - "material, timber, talent"

材

  • Meaning

    材 means "material, timber, talent."

    1. Material - A substance; raw matter.

    2. Timber - Wood for building.

    3. Talent - A natural ability.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lumber; log; timber; wood; materials; ingredients; talent

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    material, stuff; timber; talent

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    timber; material, stuff; talent

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Wood that can be taken for manufacturing is called 材. Any natural product that can be taken for manufacturing is called 材. Such as metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are called 五材 (five materials). From "Zuo Zhuan." | Natural ability. Such as 材具 (talent), 長材 (special skill). Both interchangeable with 才.
  • Onyomitip

    sai(さい) さい

    zai(ざい) ざい

  • Kunyomitip

    maruta(まるた) まるた

  • Strokestip

    7 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords
    material timber wood substance resource talent ability capability ingredient component stuff raw matter lumber element medium supply stock quality potential

Sentences including 材

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  • This old house is made of wood.

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