MATERIAL in Japanese - Cambridge Dictionary AI Assistant Dictionary Translate Grammar Thesaurus +Plus Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Games Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out {{userName}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out Log in / Sign up English (UK) 1 ? true : false } }), searchAutoComplete.changeToLayoutContainer(); tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { autocomplete: stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && stateSearch.term.length 1 } })" / English–Japanese 1) ? '/autocomplete/amp?dataset=' + stateSearch.dataset + '&q=' + stateSearch.term : 'https://'" 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of material – English–Japanese dictionary material noun uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /məˈtɪə·ri·əl/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /məˈtɪər·i·əl/ Add to word list Add to word list B1 cloth for making clothes, curtains, etc. （服などの） 生地 Her dress was made of a soft, silky material. B1 documents, recorded information, etc. that are used for a particular activity 資料 She writes all her own teaching materials. a solid substance from which things can be made 材料 building materials (Translation of material from the Cambridge English–Japanese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translation of material | GLOBAL English–Japanese Dictionary material noun /məˈtɪəriəl/ [ countable-uncountable ] cloth or fabric 生地（ きじ） I need 3m of material for the cushion covers. クッション・カバーを作るのに3メートルの生地が要ります。 a light/heavy material 軽い / 重い生地 [ countable-uncountable ] a substance or matter used in making sth 素材（ そざい） building materials 建築資材 a useful adhesive material 便利な接着剤 [ uncountable ] information, facts, or ideas 資料（ しりょう） I’m collecting material for my new novel. 新しい小説のネタを集めています。 [ countable-uncountable ] notes or documents containing information 資料（ しりょう） advertising material 広告用材料 (Translation of material from the GLOBAL English-Japanese Dictionary © 2022 K Dictionaries Ltd) material adjective /məˈtɪəriəl/ relating to money and property, not your spiritual existence 物質的（ぶっしつてき） な It’s not the material things that make you a happy person. 幸せ者にしてくれるのは物質的なものではありません。 in law, important and relevant 重要（ じゅうよう） な information that is material to the court case 訴訟に有用な情報 (Translation of material from the GLOBAL English-Japanese Dictionary © 2022 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of material material They say nothing about the materials from which the wings are made, nor about a host of other details concerning any real wing. From the Cambridge English Corpus The following is necessarily a tentative interpretation of the materials. From the Cambridge English Corpus The first concerns the raw materials on which associative processes putatively operate, specifically, conscious representations. From the Cambridge English Corpus Their short-term retention of verbal materials seems to be comparable to that of average readers. From the Cambridge English Corpus He not only invested all his time into it, but also thousands of dollars over the years in buying materials for his teaching. From the Cambridge English Corpus The spread and detail of these materials is quite magni®cent. From the Cambridge English Corpus Also, there is a need for teachers to adopt a broader and more interculturalist stance if the materials are to have a more extensive applicability. From the Cambridge English Corpus The decontextualized nature of the stimulus materials may also explain the finding. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Translations of material in Chinese (Traditional) 物質／材料, 材料，原料, 資訊… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 物质／材料, 材料，原料, 信息… See more in Spanish material, tela, material [masculine… See more in Portuguese material, matéria, tecido… See more in more languages in Marathi in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian पदार्थ, माल, साहित्य… See more madde, malzeme, kumaş… See more tissu [masculine], étoffe [feminine], matériau [masculine]… See more teixit, material… See more materiaal, stof, materieel… See more பொருட்களை உருவாக்கக்கூடிய ஒரு உடல் பொருள், ஒரு புத்தகம் போன்ற ஏதாவது எழுதும் போது பயன்படுத்தப்படும் தகவல்கள், அல்லது மக்களுக்கு உதவ அல்லது தயாரிப்புகளை விளம்பரப்படுத்த பல்வேறு வடிவங்களில் தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட தகவல்கள்… See more (कुछ चीज़ों को बनाने के लिए) सामग्री, (पुस्तक लिखने या विज्ञापन के लिए संचित सामग्री) जानकारी, (पोशाक बनानी के लिए) कपड़ा… See more સામગ્રી (કંઈક બનાવવા માટે), સામગ્રી, કાપડ… See more materiale, stof, stoflig… See more material, tyg, materiell… See more bahan, kain, zat… See more das Material, der Stoff, materiell… See more stoff [neuter], materiale [neuter], informasjon [masculine]… See more سامان, مال مسالہ, مال… See more матеріал, матерія, тканина… See more పదార్ధం, వస్తువులను తయారు చేయగల భౌతిక పదార్థం, విషయం… See more উপাদান, তথ্য এবং উপাদান, কাপড়… See more materiál, látka, hmotný… See more bahan, kain, zat… See more วัตถุ, ผ้า, ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับวัตถุ… See more nguyên vật liệu, vải, vật chất… See more materiał, materialny, istotny… See more 천, 자료, 자재… See more stoffa, materiale, tessuto… See more Need a translator? 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