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原材料 (げんざいりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
raw materials ; ingredients
Refers to the basic materials or ingredients used in manufacturing, cooking, or processing. Often used in industrial, commercial, and culinary contexts.
ひょう
示じ
を
確かく
認にん
し
て
ください
。
Please check the ingredient list on the food product.
Kanji 原 meadow, original, primitive Similar words 原げん 料りょう 原料 is more general for raw materials, often unprocessed natural resources. 原材料 emphasizes both raw and processed materials used as inputs, and is common in labeling and manufacturing contexts.
材ざい 料りょう 材料 is a broader term for materials or ingredients, used in cooking, construction, and data. 原材料 is more specific to the basic substances that go into a product.
Etymology Compound of 原 (げん, 'original, raw'), 材 (ざい, 'material'), and 料 (りょう, 'material, ingredient'). The combination emphasizes the fundamental materials used in production.
