そざい
Meanings
Noun
1. ingredient; (raw) material; resource
I wonder what kind of material would be good to use?
2. unprocessed timber; raw timber
3. subject matter; topic
This incident could make good material for a movie.
Pitch accent
そ
ざい
Composed of
white silk; prime; principle
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
natural material; natural ingredient
Examples (16 in total)
I don't know what the material is.
What material are you using?
I wonder if the materials were properly collected.
I wonder what kind of material would be good to use?
I went on a trip in search of material for a novel.
This material absorbs CO2.
I made it with ingredients that were just harvested today.
This incident could make good material for a movie.
What stuff is this jacket made of?
I am going to collect medicinal ingredients again.
This is a place that seems to have abundant materials.
It seems he runs a materials shop.
Today's dishes are all made with ingredients from the north.
But ordinary people can't tell the materials apart, you know.
Or maybe it's made of a material that gives off heat easily?
Some ingredients can spoil, so it's best to keep them in the refrigerator.