主しゅ材ざい

noun

main ingredients; chief materials

Used in contexts like cooking, manufacturing, or construction to refer to the primary components of something.

• この料りょう理りの主しゅ材ざいは豆とう腐ふと野や菜さいです。

  The main ingredients of this dish are tofu and vegetables.

• 建けん築ちくの主しゅ材ざいとして木もく材ざいが使つかわれている。

  Wood is used as the chief material for the construction.