Illustration: Inside a small Japanese carpentry workshop, long sawn planks and square beams rest on sturdy racks, their end grain and differing thicknesses clearly visible. A carpenter slides one board from the stack and supports it across two trestles beside an unfinished shelving unit.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

木もく材ざい

mokuzai

wood, timber

Example sentences

  1. この古ふるい家いえは木材もくざいでできている。

    This old house is made of wood.

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  2. カナダは木材もくざいに富とむ。

    Canada abounds in timber.

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  3. 紙かみは木材もくざいからできている。

    Paper is made from wood.

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Kanji in 木材

  • 木tree; woodOnボク・モクKunき・こ-
  • 材lumber; logOnザイ

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