JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 材: "lumber, log, timber"
The kanji 材 means "lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ザイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ザイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 565 of 2,501 |
Common words with 材
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 材料materials; ingredients · material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter
- 素材ingredient; (raw) material; resource · unprocessed timber; raw timber
- 食材ingrédient, denrée alimentaire
- 取材gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting
- 人材capable person; talented person · human resources; personnel
- 機材machinery and materials; equipment · materials for manufacturing machinery
- 木材lumber; timber; wood
- 資材(raw) material
- 題材subject; theme
- 材質material · material properties; quality of material
- 材wood; lumber; timber · (raw) material; stuff
- 逸材outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
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