Vocabulary

What does 材料 (ざいりょう, zairyou) mean?

材料 (ざいりょう, zairyou) means ingredient, material.

Quick facts
Readingざいりょう
Romajizairyou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ざいりょう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzairyou

ingredient, material

  1. 1noun materials; ingredients
  2. 2noun material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter
  3. 3noun grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis; evidence
  4. 4noun (market) factor

Example sentences

  • I'm going to buy ingredients for cooking.

  • This furniture is made of wood.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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