材 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- ザイ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- material; timber; talent
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 木 (wood/tree, meaning) with 才 (sound); wood for building, "timber/material."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ザイ | 材木・材料・人材 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 材料ざいりょう
material
- 木材もくざい
lumber
Example
家を作る材木を運ぶ。
We carry the lumber to build the house.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)