材木(ざいもく)

ざいもく
noun
lumber, timber
1. lumber, timber, wood
Wood that has been cut and prepared for use in construction or carpentry.
材木(ざいもく)を運(はこ)ぶトラックが来(き)た。
A truck carrying lumber arrived.
材木(ざいもく)屋(や)で木材(もくざい)を買(か)った。
I bought wood at the lumberyard.
建築(けんちく)に使(つか)う材木(ざいもく)を選(えら)んでいる。
I'm selecting lumber to use for construction.
山(やま)から切(き)り出(だ)した材木(ざいもく)を川(かわ)で運(はこ)ぶのは、昔(むかし)ながらの方法(ほうほう)だ。
Transporting lumber cut from the mountains by river is a traditional method.
この家(いえ)は地元(じもと)の材木(ざいもく)を使(つか)って建(た)てられたもので、木(き)の香(かお)りがまだ残(のこ)っている。
This house was built using local lumber, and the scent of wood still lingers.

材木(ざいもく) refers specifically to wood that has been cut and prepared for use in building or carpentry. It emphasizes processed lumber rather than raw or standing trees.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 材木(ざいもく)屋(や): lumberyard, lumber dealer
  • 材木(ざいもく)商(しょう): lumber merchant
  • 材木(ざいもく)を切(き)る: to cut lumber
  • 材木(ざいもく)を運(はこ)ぶ: to transport lumber

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 木材(もくざい): timber, wood (broader term including raw and processed wood; more formal/technical)
  • 木(き): tree, wood (most general term)
  • 角材(かくざい): squared timber
  • 板(いた): board, plank

Related Words

Synonym: 木材(もくざい) (timber (formal))
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Added 2026.1.13 22:58 · Revised 2026.4.3 9:02
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