Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 材


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Meaning

material, timber, lumber, resource

Pronunciation

ZAI

Explanation

Left: tree , right: talent, years of age (If the big man balances on one foot, he is talented.)

Mnemonic

If the tree is 'talented' (= in good condition) is used as: timber.

Radicals

tree
talent(When the big person is balancing on one leg, he is talented.)
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Vocabulary

ざい wood, lumber
取材 しゅざい choice of subject, collecting data
材料 ざいりょう ingredients, material
人材 じんざい man of talent
教材 きょうざい teaching materials
木材 もくざい lumber, timber, wood
材木 ざいもく lumber, timber
素材 そざい raw materials, subject matter
材質 ざいしつ quality of wood

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