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What does 素材 (そざい, sozai) mean?

素材 (そざい, sozai) means raw material, material; subject matter.

Quick facts
Readingそざい
Romajisozai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
そざい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsozai

raw material, material; subject matter

  1. 1noun ingredient; (raw) material; resource
  2. 2noun unprocessed timber; raw timber
  3. 3noun subject matter; topic

Example sentences

  • I am gathering material for a novel.

  • This shirt is made of natural material.

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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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