材 — jae

Parts that make up 材

How 材 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 材 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 木, 才.

Korean example words with 材

• 재유材猷 Korean gloss: 재주와 꾀
• 호재好材 Korean gloss: 좋은 재료
• 귀재貴材 Korean gloss: 귀중한 인재
• 보재補材 Korean gloss: 보약의 재료
• 위재偉材 Korean gloss: 뛰어난 인재
• 철재鐵材 Korean gloss: 철로 된 재료
• 판재板材 Korean gloss: 널을 만들 재료
• 주재主材 Korean gloss: 주된 재료나 자재
• 재면材面 Korean gloss: 다듬은 목재의 앞면
• 재질材質 Korean gloss: 목재가 가지는 성질
• 매재媒材 Korean gloss: 매개하는 추상적인 재료
• 범재凡材 Korean gloss: 평범한 재주를 가진 사람

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 材

• 取材しゅざい gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.)
• 材料ざいりょう materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.)
• 人材じんざい capable person; talented person; human resources
• 素材そざい ingredient; (raw) material; resource
• 木材もくざい lumber; timber; wood
• 教材きょうざい teaching materials
• 資材しざい (raw) material
• 題材だいざい subject; theme
• 機材きざい machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
• 鋼材こうざい steel material
• 原材料げんざいりょう raw materials; ingredients
• 材質ざいしつ material; material properties; quality of material

Characters sharing the phonetic 才

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “재”

Other hanja with radical 木