材木
Meanings
1
lumber; timber; wood (for building)
Refers to wood that has been cut and prepared for construction or carpentry, not firewood or living trees.
We cut lumber and build a house.
I bought lumber at the lumberyard.
Usage patterns
- 材木を切るto cut lumber
The carpenter cut the lumber with a saw.
- 材木を運ぶto transport/carry lumber
They carried the lumber to the construction site by truck.
- 材木で〈物〉を作るto build something out of lumber
He built a small shed out of lumber.
- 〈場所〉に材木を積むto stack lumber (at a place)
The lumber was stacked up in the warehouse.