原材料|げんざいりょうgenzairyou[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounraw materials; ingredients
   その原材料げんざいりょうのうちのいくつかは有害ゆうがいです。特とくに、妊娠中にんしんちゅうの方ほうにとっては。↗

   Some of the ingredients are harmful, especially if you are pregnant.

• Synonym素材そざいNeutralCovers materials and raw materials, and also subject matter for creative work; stresses the original, unprocessed state.
• Synonym原料げんりょうNeutralRaw materials for manufacturing, as in 「原料価格」; very close to the headword, which also covers parts and auxiliary materials.
• Synonym資材しざいNeutralMaterials and supplies needed for construction or production work, as in 「建築資材」.
• Synonym材料ざいりょうNeutralThe broadest word: materials for making or cooking, plus subject matter and grounds for a judgement.
• RelatedマテリアルNeutralA loanword for materials; mostly in design and industrial contexts, rarely in everyday speech.
• Antonym製品せいひんNeutralManufactured, finished goods — the opposite end of the process from the headword.
• Antonym完成品かんせいひんNeutralA product that is fully completed; stands at the opposite end from the headword.

Use 「原材料」 for raw and auxiliary materials on food labels and in manufacturing. For cooking or making things say 「材料」; 「資材」 fits construction and production supplies, 「素材」 subject matter, and 「製品」 the finished goods.

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1. 製品せいひんの原料げんりょうとなるもの。