Word Meaning 素材

そざい sozai

素材 is read as そざい (sozai) and means subject matter.

Meaning

English

  1. subject matter
  2. topic
  3. unprocessed timber
  4. raw timber
  5. ingredient
  6. (raw) material
  7. resource

Reading

Kana

そざい

Romaji

sozai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 2110 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

素形材産業

そけいざいさんぎょう

forges and foundries

自然素材

しぜんそざい

natural material

新素材

しんそざい

advanced materials

透湿防水性素材

とうしつぼうすいせいそざい

breathable-waterproof material

炭素材料学会

たんそざいりょうがっかい

Carbon Society of Japan

素人

しろうと

respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)

もと

cause

素直

すなお

straight (e.g. hair)

素早い

すばやい

quick (understanding, judgement, etc.)

素質

そしつ

nature

素顔

すがお

face with no make-up

Example Sentences

10

そのすーぷはそざいのあじがよくわかる。

That soup lets you clearly taste the ingredients themselves.

What are the materials?

What are they made of?

I wonder what materials the garment is made of.

This material absorbs CO2.

The materials used are too different to be helpful.

This material absorbs CO2.

This material never wears out.

Sound absorbing material is called acoustic material.

Many shoes nowadays are made of plastics.