| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 材木 | ざいもく | lumber, timber |
| 材料 | ざいりょう | ingredients, material |
| 木材 | もくざい | lumber, timber, wood |
| 竹材 | ちくざい | bamboo material |
| 乾燥材 | かんそうざい | seasoned lumber |
| 人材 | じんざい, じんさい | man of talent, capable person, talented person |
| 原材料 | げんざいりょう | raw materials |
| 取材 | しゅざい | collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article), covering an event |
| 教材 | きょうざい | teaching materials |
| 杉材 | すぎざい | cedar wood |
| 桐材 | きりざい | paulownia wood |
| 機材 | きざい | machine parts, machinery, equipment |
| 素材 | そざい | raw materials, subject matter |
| 資材 | しざい | (raw) material |
| 逸材 | いつざい | outstanding talent |
| 鋼材 | こうざい | steel material |
| 題材 | だいざい | subject, theme |