素材 (Sozai) is a Japanese noun meaning “ingredient, (raw) material, resource, unprocessed timber”.
Meanings
- nouningredient; (raw) material; resource
- noununprocessed timber; raw timber
- nounsubject matter; topic
Examples
素材は何ですか？
What kind of stone is this?
彼は新素材の開発に従事している。
He is engaged in developing new materials.
この素材は決してすり減ったりしない。
This material never wears out.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).