マテリアルmateriaru

1. nounmaterial

• Synonym材料ざいりょうNeutralThe everyday all-purpose word: materials for making things or cooking, plus subject matter and grounds for judgement; much broader in use than 「マテリアル」.
• Synonym素材そざいNeutralRaw material in a minimally processed state, stressing its original texture; also means subject matter for artworks.
• Synonym原料げんりょうNeutralRaw material for manufacturing products, as in 「原料価格」; focuses on industrial inputs.
• Synonym資材しざいNeutralSupplies and materials needed for construction work, as in 「建築資材」; centers on site supplies rather than design materials.
• Synonym材ざいNeutralWood or timber, and raw material by extension; also talent, as in 「人材」. Mostly used as a combining form rather than on its own.
• Related原材料げんざいりょうNeutralCollective term covering raw and auxiliary materials; often seen in ingredient lists on food packaging. Industrial and food-industry wording.
• RelatedマチエールNeutralLoanword used in fine arts for the texture or surface quality of a painting; an art term rather than a general word for materials.
• AntonymイマテリアルNeutralAntonym loanword meaning immaterial or intangible; the opposite of tangible 「マテリアル」.

「マテリアル」 is a loanword for materials in fashion, design and games. For industrial raw materials say 「原料」, for construction supplies 「資材」, for unprocessed stock 「素材」; 「材料」 is the everyday all-purpose word.

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1. 原料げんりょう。材料ざいりょう。