Materials

Japanese: 材 - ざい

〘noun〙① timber. Wood. "Cedar lumber" [Shokugaku Keigen (1833)] [Zhou Li - Heavenly Guan]② ability. talent. possession. talent. Also, a person who has it. ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) vol. 20 " _{There is} one _descendant of the Minamoto clan, Takauji Naoyoshi. _{He has no} loyalty _or greed, _and _{no one} can rise _to _high office." [Zhuangzi - Mountain Wood]③ A substance that is the basis for manufacturing or processing. Raw materials. Ingredients. Also used figuratively. ※Bunmeihon Setsuyoshu (mid-Muromachi period) "A good craftsman _{_{does not discard}} timber, and a wise ruler _{_{does not discard}} scholars [Imperial Model]" [Zhou Li - Heavenly Guan]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 材木。木材。「杉材」〔植学啓原（1833）〕〔周礼‐天官〕② 能力。才能。もちまえ。才。また、それをもっている人。※太平記（１４Ｃ後）二〇「有_二源家余裔尊氏直義_一。無_レ忠貪_二大祿_一、不_レ材登_二高官_一」〔荘子‐山木〕③ 製造、加工のもとになる物質。原料。材料。料。比喩的にも用いる。※文明本節用集（室町中）「良匠無_レ棄_レ材(サイ)、明君無_レ棄_レ士〔帝範〕」〔周礼‐天官〕

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