材料 (Zairyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “materials, ingredients, material (for a novel, experiment, etc.), subject matter”.
Meanings
- nounmaterials; ingredients
- nounmaterial (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter
- noungrounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis; evidence; data
- noun(market) factor
Examples
小麦粉はケーキの主な材料だ。
Flour is the main ingredient in cakes.
泥は陶器を作るのに必要な材料です。
Clay is the essential ingredient in making pottery.
私たちには材料に加えて見本も必要だ。
We need a sample in addition to materials.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).