English–Japanese

“material” in Japanese

Japanese

Also資料 (shiryō) · 素材 (sozai)

Romajibusshitsu

この食品には体に必要な物質が含まれています。ko no shoku hin ni wa karada ni hitsu yō na bus shitsu ga fuku ma re te i ma su

This food contains substances the body needs.

“Material” in Japanese is 物質 (busshitsu). 物質 can also mean “substance”.

Refers to the physical stuff that makes up objects and has its own properties.

砂糖は水に溶ける物質です。sa tō wa mizu ni to ke ru bus shitsu de su

Sugar is a substance that dissolves in water.

この物質は水に溶けません。ko no bus shitsu wa mizu ni to ke ma se n

This substance does not dissolve in water.

The English word material can mean the substance from which an object is made, but it can also mean information or resources, so context determines the meaning.

shiryō

nounmaterial

会議の資料を配ります。kai gi no shi ryō o kuba ri ma su

I hand out the meeting materials.

sozai

nounmaterial

この布は柔らかい素材です。ko no nuno wa yawa ra ka i so zai de su

This fabric is a soft material.