素材（そざい）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: material / ingredient
Example sentences
- 料理には新鮮な素材を使う。 — I use fresh ingredients in my cooking.
- 動画に使う素材を集める。 — I gather materials to use in the video.
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “素材” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)