ざい
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. wood; lumber; timber
Noun
2. (raw) material; stuff
3. talent; ability; capable person
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (76 in total)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
wood (for building); lumber; timber
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
subject; theme
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
material; ingredient
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
cushioning; packaging
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy; contaminant; different material
American (and-or Canadian) wood
ingredient; foodstuff
machine parts; machinery; equipment
lumber; timber; wood
(raw) material
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
teaching materials
(building) stone
squared timber; rectangular lumber
steel material
tools and materials; equipment and materials
iron material
component; part; material; member
product; commodity; merchandise
flooring (material)
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
seal stock
heat insulating material
materials; lumber; timber
packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)
wooden board; plank
main ingredients; chief materials
aggregate
abrasives
substrate; base material; matrix; backing; carrier
timber from forest thinning; thinned wood
heartwood
cedar wood
safety reflector; reflector; reflective material
good material; good timber; able persons
coolant (in a nuclear reactor)
heat insulating material; lagging material
solid wood (as opposed to veneer); natural wood
promotional material; advertising material; propaganda material
acoustic material; acoustic absorbent material
seasoned lumber
paulownia wood
remaining material; left-over material
round timber
interior finish material
beechwood; beech
beechwood; beech
able person; person of talent
superior talent and strategic wisdom; outstanding abilities and a talent for developing and implementing grand strategies
wire rod; wire
body post; sternpost
exterior finish material; exterior wall material
domestic timber; domestically-produced lumber
tropical wood
foreign or imported timber
cross member; crosspiece
pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)
split log; split timber; mixer (for an alcoholic drink)
forges and foundries
plastic material
hard wood
chord member
porous material
fire resistive covering material
sapwood; alburnum
parts of a building to which electrical cables are attached
laminated wood; laminated lumber
positive electrode material
Examples (2 in total)
The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
Hiroki was at a loss what to do.