ざい
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. wood; lumber; timber
Noun
2. (raw) material; stuff
3. talent; ability; capable person
Kanji used
raw materials
Pitch accent
Top 18900
Used in vocabulary (84 in total)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
ingredient; foodstuff
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
machine parts; machinery; equipment
lumber; timber; wood
(raw) material
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
subject; theme
wood (for building); lumber; timber
material; ingredient
teaching materials
(building) stone
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
squared timber; rectangular lumber
cushioning; packaging
steel material
tools and materials; equipment and materials
iron material
component; part; material; member
product; commodity; merchandise
flooring (material)
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
heat insulating material
materials; lumber; timber
wooden board; plank
packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)
main ingredients; chief materials
substrate; base material; matrix; backing; carrier
timber from forest thinning; thinned wood
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy
safety reflector; reflector; reflective material
good material; good timber; able persons
promotional material; advertising material; propaganda material
coolant (in a nuclear reactor)
solid wood (as opposed to veneer); natural wood
heat insulating material; lagging material
acoustic material; acoustic absorbent material
paulownia wood
remaining material; left-over material
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy; contaminant; different material
interior finish material
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
beechwood; beech
American (and-or Canadian) wood
superior talent and strategic wisdom; outstanding abilities and a talent for developing and implementing grand strategies
exterior finish material; exterior wall material
domestic timber; domestically-produced lumber
wire rod; wire
able person; person of talent
body post; sternpost
foreign or imported timber
cross member; crosspiece
packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)
beechwood; beech
beechwood; beech
laminated wood; laminated lumber
positive electrode material
plastic material
sapwood; alburnum
split log; split timber; mixer (for an alcoholic drink)
split log; split timber; mixer (for an alcoholic drink)
fire resistive covering material
parts of a building to which electrical cables are attached
chord member
pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)
Examples (2 in total)
The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
Hiroki was at a loss what to do.