Base material - Soji

Japanese: 素地 - そじ
Base material - Soji
〘 noun 〙 (also "sochi") 1. The original state, with nothing changed. kiji (a pun intended). *March 15, 1928 (1928) by Kobayashi Takiji, volume 5: "I was surprised to see what might have been his true character." [Annotated Commentary on the Analects of Confucius - Eight Lies] 2. The basis of something. The foundation. *Speculative Market Theory (1926) by Kitazaki Susumu, volume 1: "The grounds for a depression had been laid by the extraordinary expansion of commerce and industry."

So-chi [base material]

〘Noun〙 ⇒ Soji (base material)

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 (「そち」とも)① 何も手を加えてない、初めのままの状態。きじ。したじ。※一九二八・三・一五(1928)〈小林多喜二〉五「それが彼の素地であるかも知れないものを其処に見た気がして、意外に思った」 〔論語集注‐八佾〕② 物事の基礎。土台。※投機市場論(1926)〈北崎進〉一「商工業の非常なる膨張に依って恐慌の素地は作られて居たのである」

そ‐ち【素地】

〘名〙 ⇒そじ(素地)

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