Memory phrase for the Kanji: 材

材

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Meaning material, timber, lumber, resource

Pronunciation

ZAI

Explanation

Left: tree 木, right: talent, years of age 才 (If the big 大 man balances on one foot, he is talented.)

Mnemonic
 
If the tree is 'talented' (= in good condition) is used as: timber.

Radicals

木 tree
才 talentWhen the big 大 person is balancing on one leg, he is talented.
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 Vocabulary

 材  ざい  wood, lumber
 取材  しゅざい  choice of subject, collecting data
 材料  ざいりょう  ingredients, material
 人材  じんざい  man of talent
 教材  きょうざい  teaching materials
 木材  もくざい  lumber, timber, wood
 材木  ざいもく  lumber, timber
 素材  そざい  raw materials, subject matter
 材質  ざいしつ  quality of wood

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