材ざい料りょう

noun

materials; ingredients

Physical substances used to make something, such as cooking ingredients, building materials, or raw materials for manufacturing.

• カレーの材ざい料りょうを買かいに行いく。

  I'm going to buy ingredients for curry.

• この机つくえは丈じょう夫ぶな材ざい料りょうでできている。

  This desk is made of sturdy materials.

noun

material; subject matter

Information, topics, or content used as the basis for a creative work, research, or discussion.

• 小しょう説せつの材ざい料りょうを集あつめるために旅たびに出でた。

  I went on a trip to gather material for a novel.

• 彼かれの体たい験けんが記き事じのいい材ざい料りょうになった。

  His experience became good material for the article.

noun

grounds; basis; evidence

Facts, data, or information used as a basis for a decision, judgment, or evaluation.

• 判はん断だんの材ざい料りょうが足たりないので、もう少すこし調しらべます。

  I don't have enough grounds for a decision, so I'll look into it a bit more.

• このデータは政せい策さくを決きめる材ざい料りょうになる。

  This data will serve as a basis for deciding policy.

noun

market factor

Finance term for a piece of information or condition that influences market movements.

• 為替かわせ相そう場ばの材ざい料りょうとして、雇こ用よう統とう計けいが注ちゅう目もくされている。

  Employment statistics are drawing attention as a factor for exchange rates.