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材料 (ざいりょう, zairyou) Japanese meaning: materials | Kotomora
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Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. materials; ingredients 2. material; subject matter 3. grounds; basis; evidence 4. market factor Report an issue with this page
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I'm going to buy ingredients for curry.
This desk is made of sturdy materials.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 材ざい 料りょう the ingredients/materials for ~
I got together the ingredients for this cake.
材ざい 料りょう を 集あつ める to gather materials
I'm gathering material to write the report.
材ざい 料りょう を 切き る to cut (cooking) ingredients
First cut the ingredients, then stir-fry them.
〈 事こと 〉 の 材ざい 料りょう にする to use ~ as material/subject matter for something
He used his own experience as material for his novel.
判はん 断だん 材ざい 料りょう にする to use ~ as a basis for judgment
Let's decide using this data as our basis.
材ざい 料りょう が 乏とぼ しい to lack sufficient grounds/evidence
There's little evidence to support that claim.
Related words· 12 原料 refers specifically to raw, unprocessed materials, while 材料 can include both raw and already-processed components used to make something.
素材 highlights the intrinsic quality or texture of a material, often in artistic or culinary contexts, whereas 材料 focuses on its functional role in making something.
資料 refers to reference data or documents used for research or analysis, while 材料 in this sense means the underlying facts or grounds for a decision.
材料 is the general word for ingredients or materials in any context (cooking, writing, etc.), while 資材 specifically means supplies used in construction or manufacturing projects.
Show 8 more 材料 is the common standalone word for material or ingredient, while 料 in this sense only appears bound inside compounds such as 原料 or 材料 itself.
材料 is the everyday word for materials or ingredients, while 材 alone is a more formal, compound-forming element with the same idea.
材料 is a broad term for materials or ingredients of any kind, while 食材 specifically means edible ingredients used in cooking.
材料 is the neutral, formal term for material or information used in reporting, whereas ネタ is casual slang for the same idea, often implying juicy or newsworthy content.
Don't confuse with 燃料 (ねんりょう) means fuel burned for energy, while 材料 (ざいりょう) means raw material or ingredients used to make something, and the two are easy to mix up because both end in 料.
取材 and 材料 share the kanji 材 but 材料 means physical material or ingredients, not the act of gathering information.
材料 means the ingredients or components used to make something (e.g. cooking materials), while 材質 refers to the inherent substance or quality of what an object is made of.
Word family· 30 raw materials; ingredients
bearish factor; negative market factor · negative factor; unfavorable element
good material; valuable data · positive factor (for the stock market); good news
Etymology Compound of 材 (ざい, 'lumber, material') and 料 (りょう, 'fee, materials'). The combination originally referred to physical materials and later extended to abstract resources.
材料 is a broad term for materials or ingredients in any context (cooking, construction, data), whereas 原材料 specifically means the basic substances that become part of a manufactured product.
材料 usually refers to concrete ingredients or components used in cooking or manufacturing, whereas マテリアル is a broader, often more abstract or stylish term for material.
材料 emphasizes raw materials used to make something, whereas 成分 emphasizes the analytical breakdown of what something already consists of.
材料 is the general word for ingredients or materials, while 元 refers more specifically to a prepared base, mix, or stock, as in 天ぷらの元.
主しゅ 原げん 料りょう
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材料 is a broader word for materials or ingredients in general (including non-raw, processed items), whereas 主原料 refers specifically to the main raw material.
りょう
bearish factor; negative market factor
new material; exotic material
Show 7 more cost of materials; material costs
ternary material
quaternary material
nanomaterial
cause for concern; source of unease
basis for a decision; material for judgment; evidence for judging
medical supplies; medical materials
