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食材
shokuzai
Description
「食材」は、料理を作るときに使う材料のことです。
"食材" means the ingredients used when cooking.
野菜や肉、魚など、食べ物のもとになるものをまとめて食材と言います。
Vegetables, meat, fish, and other basic food items are collectively called "食材".
Meanings
食材shokuzai
ingredients; foodstuffs used for cooking
スーパーで夕飯の食材を買いました。
I bought ingredients for dinner at the supermarket.
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Notes
- Etymology
食 (food) + 材 (material), literally "food material."
- Nuance
材料 is any material; 食材 specifically means food ingredients for cooking.
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