Chinese

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plain; element material
simp. and trad.
(素材)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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素材

  1. source material (for works of art, literature, etc.)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
ざい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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(そ, so: “element”) + (ざい, zai: “material”)

Noun

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()(ざい) (sozai

  1. material for making something such as food, web page, art,
  2. material for writing a document

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