原材料
Meanings
1
raw materials; ingredients
Refers to the basic materials or ingredients used in manufacturing, cooking, or processing. Often used in industrial, commercial, and culinary contexts.
All the raw materials for this product are domestically produced.
Please check the ingredient list on the food product.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を原材料とするto use 〈thing〉 as a raw material
This bread uses flour as its raw material.
- 原材料を輸入するto import raw materials
The factory imports its raw materials from overseas.
- 原材料が不足するfor raw materials to run short
There is a shortage of raw materials for semiconductors.
- 原材料の価格が上がるfor the price of raw materials to rise
Recently, the prices of raw materials have been rising.