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原料 (genryou) Japanese meaning: raw material | Kotomora
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The main ingredient of this chocolate is cacao beans.
Petroleum is often used as a raw material for plastic products.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 原げん 料りょう とする to use X as a raw material
This bread is made using wheat as its raw material.
〈 物もの 〉 の 原げん 料りょう になる to become the raw material for X
Sugarcane becomes the raw material for sugar.
原げん 料りょう を 輸ゆ 入にゅう する to import raw materials
This factory imports its raw materials from overseas.
原げん 料りょう を 加か 工こう する to process raw materials
The raw materials are processed into products at the factory.
原げん 料りょう が 不ふ 足そく する for raw materials to be in short supply
Production is delayed because raw materials are running short.
Kanji 原 meadow, original, primitive Related words· 7 材料 is the broader word for materials or ingredients used in cooking, construction, or any project, while 原料 specifically means the raw source material used to manufacture a product.
原材料 is often used on labels and in business contexts to mean raw materials and ingredients collectively, whereas 原料 is the shorter word focusing on the primary raw material itself.
素材 emphasizes the texture or character of a material (or source content in creative work), while 原料 emphasizes the input substance before industrial processing.
原料 is the general term for raw materials, while 主原料 specifically names the main or principal ingredient among them.
Show 3 more 原料 refers specifically to unprocessed raw materials used in manufacturing, whereas 材質 can describe the substance or quality of a material at any stage.
原料 specifically means raw material before processing, while マテリアル can refer to any material, processed or not.
原料 specifically means raw, unprocessed material before manufacturing, while 資材 can include both raw and processed supplies ready for use.
Word family raw milk; unpasteurized milk
raw sugar; unrefined sugar
raw material cost; cost of raw materials
base powder; bulk powder
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 原, associated with origin or source, and 料, associated with materials or provisions. The spelling transparently reflects the idea of a source material used to make something.
