題材|だいざいdaizai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsubject; theme
   殺し屋ころしやというのはテレビ映画えいがでは人気にんきのある題材だいざいだ。↗

   Hit men are a popular subject for TV movies.

• SynonymモチーフNeutralNeutral loanword for a motif: the thing that inspired a work or a recurring design. 「題材」 is the subject matter a work draws from.
• Synonym主題しゅだいWrittenWritten, formal word for the central idea of a work. 「題材」 is the material the work draws on, not the idea itself.
• SynonymテーマNeutralNeutral loanword for the theme or central subject of a work. 「題材」 is the material used to express that theme.
• RelatedトピックCasualColloquial loanword for a topic or issue of discussion. 「題材」 is material for creative works.

Use 「題材」 for the subject matter a work draws on, as in 「戦争を題材にした小説」. For a work's central message choose 「テーマ」 or 「主題」, for its creative inspiration 「モチーフ」, and for topics of discussion 「トピック」.

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1. 作品さくひんや研究けんきゅうなどの主題しゅだいになるもの。