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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