EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 21
  1. Noun

    ingredient; (raw) material; resource

    この素材は決してすり減ったりしない。
    This material never wears out.
  2. unprocessed timber; raw timber

  3. subject matter; topic

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

Kun
もと
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
660 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-6SKIP code
6a4.12The Kanji Dictionary
5090.3Four corner code
1441deroo
7d20Unicode hex code
1-33-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3511Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4456New Nelson (John Haig)
2458New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3108Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1532Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1652Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
717A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1707Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
797Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27300Morohashi
737A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
271Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
271Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
658sakade
1623Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
759henshall3
716Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
500crowley
636Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1506Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1546Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
su4Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent

On
ザイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
565 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

さい

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-3SKIP code
4a3.7The Kanji Dictionary
4490.0Four corner code
1847deroo
6750Unicode hex code
1-26-64JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2189Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2561New Nelson (John Haig)
836New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1031Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
560Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
740Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
683Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
738Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
590A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
420Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
284Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14463Morohashi
485A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
552Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
561Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
403sakade
619Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
511henshall3
481Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
740Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1071Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
690Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cai2Pinyin reading
jaeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level