素材

Japanese

Etymology

素 (そ, so: “element”) + 材 (ざい, zai: “material”)

Noun

素材 (hiragana そざい, romaji sozai)

1. material making something such as food, web page, art,
2. material writing a document

Synonyms

• (making something): 原料, 材料

Mandarin

Noun

素材 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin sùcái)

1. source material (of literature and art)

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• "素材" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2008-07-27.