素材 (そざい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

素材 (そざい) means raw material / ingredient / subject matter.

See example sentences below.

素材 at a glance

素材

そざいsozai

N1noun

raw material / ingredient / subject matter

素材そざいsozaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

raw material / ingredient / subject matter

Example 1

この家具は良い素材で作られています。

Translation

This furniture is made from good materials.

Example 2

話の素材を集めるのが大事です。

Translation

It’s important to gather material for the story.