資材|しざいshizai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun(raw) material
   建築資材けんちくしざいは今いま高たかい。↗

   Building materials are expensive now.

• Synonym原料げんりょうNeutralRaw materials for making a product, as in 「原料を輸入」. 「資材」 covers the supplies and materials needed for construction or production work.
• Synonym材料ざいりょうNeutralThe most versatile word: materials of any kind, also subject matter or grounds for a decision. 「資材」 mostly means supplies used in construction, farming and production.
• Synonym原材料げんざいりょうWrittenWritten/formal term for the raw materials and materials that go into a product. 「資材」 leans toward supplies for construction and production work.
• Synonym素材そざいNeutralRaw or unprocessed material, and also subject matter for art. 「資材」 leans toward supplies used in construction and production.
• SynonymマテリアルNeutralA loanword for material or substance, common in design contexts. 「資材」 leans toward supplies for construction and production work.

Use 「資材」 for the supplies and materials needed for construction, farming or production, as in 「建設資材」 and 「農業資材」. For raw materials in manufacturing pick 「原料」, for materials in general 「材料」, and for unprocessed material 「素材」.

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1. 工事こうじなどで必要ひつようになる物資ぶっしや材料ざいりょう。