# 材 — Lumber

Frequency rank 367 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 振 (Shake), less common than 科 (Science).

- On’yomi: ざい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A tree (木) shaped by talent (才) — skilled hands carve raw lumber into useful building material.

In words:

- 材料 ざいりょう — ingredients,material
- 材木 ざいもく — lumber,timber
- 木材 もくざい — lumber,timber,wood

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