材木 (ざいもく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

材木 (ざいもく) means lumber / timber / wood for building.

See example sentences below.

材木 at a glance

材木

ざいもくzaimoku

N2noun

lumber / timber / wood for building

材木ざいもくzaimokuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

lumber / timber / wood for building

Example 1

店で材木を買いました。

Translation

I bought lumber at the store.

Example 2

その家は良い材木で作られています。

Translation

That house is made with good timber.