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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.

  • Words using 材

    • 取材 しゅざい Listen gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.)
    • 材料 ざいりょう Listen materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.)
    • 素材 そざい Listen ingredient; (raw) material; resource
    • 木材 もくざい Listen lumber; timber; wood
    • 教材 きょうざい Listen teaching materials
    • 資材 しざい Listen (raw) material
    • 題材 だいざい Listen subject; theme
    • 機材 きざい Listen machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery

  • Four-character idioms with 材

    • 適材適所 てきざいてきしょ Listen the right person in the right place
    • 雄材大略 ゆうざいたいりゃく Listen superior talent and strategic wisdom; outstanding abilities and a talent for developing and implementing grand strategies

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    • Verified meaning: material, timber, talent
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read もとき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 材

    Surnames 材(もとき)Listen

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  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    zai(ザイ) ザイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    material timber talent ability lumber wood resource substance component ingredient aptitude skill building

Sentences including 材

  • What kind of stone is this?

  • This old house is made of wood.

  • What's the material?

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