ザイ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. wood; lumber; timber
Noun
2. (raw) material; stuff
3. talent; ability; capable person
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (84 in total)
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy; contaminant; different material
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
foodstuff; ingredient
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
wood (for building); lumber; timber
steel material
heartwood
pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
lumber; timber; wood
(raw) material
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
material; ingredient
subject; theme
teaching materials
(building) stone
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
squared timber; rectangular lumber
cushioning; packaging
tools and materials; equipment and materials
product; commodity; merchandise
component; part; material; member
iron material
flooring (material)
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
wooden board; plank
heat insulating material
seal stock
packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)
materials; lumber; timber
abrasives
aggregate (material)
main ingredients; chief materials
substrate; base material; matrix; backing; carrier
safety reflector; reflector; reflective material
cedar wood
timber from forest thinning; thinned wood
spar (pole used as a mast, yard, boom, etc.)
medicinal ingredient; ingredients for medicine
heat insulating material; lagging material
promotional material; advertising material; propaganda material
acoustic material; acoustic absorbent material
solid wood (as opposed to veneer); natural wood
good material; good timber; able persons
coolant (in a nuclear reactor)
hardwood
seasoned lumber
(neutron) moderator
paulownia wood
remaining material; left-over material
filter medium; filter material
round timber
interior finish material
packaging material
beechwood; beech
American (and-or Canadian) wood
able person; person of talent
superior talent and strategic wisdom; outstanding abilities and a talent for developing and implementing grand strategies
wire rod; wire
body post; sternpost
exterior finish material; exterior wall material
domestic timber; domestically produced lumber
artificial wood; faux wood
tropical wood
foreign timber; imported lumber
cross member; crosspiece
softwood
split log; split timber; mixer (for an alcoholic drink)
forges and foundries
plastic material
hard wood
chord member
porous material
fire resistive covering material
sapwood; alburnum
parts of a building to which electrical cables are attached
laminated wood; laminated lumber
positive electrode material
ko threat
Examples (2 in total)
Hiroki was at a loss what to do.
The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.