原 料(げんりょう)

げんりょう

noun

raw materials; ingredients

1. raw materials; ingredients

The basic materials from which a product is manufactured or processed. Refers to materials that undergo significant transformation in the production process.

ビールの原料(げんりょう)は麦(むぎ)とホップだ。

The raw materials of beer are barley and hops.

原料(げんりょう)の価格(かかく)が上(あ)がっている。

The prices of raw materials are rising.

この化粧品(けしょうひん)は天然(てんねん)の原料(げんりょう)だけを使(つか)って作(つく)られている。

This cosmetic product is made using only natural ingredients.

Distinguished from 材料(ざいりょう), which can refer to materials that keep their form in the finished product (like wood in furniture), while 原料(げんりょう) typically refers to materials that are chemically or physically transformed (like grapes into wine). Also distinguished from 素材(そざい), which emphasizes the inherent qualities of a material.

Common collocations

原料(げんりょう)を輸入(ゆにゅう)する: to import raw materials
天然(てんねん)原料(げんりょう): natural ingredients
原料(げんりょう)価格(かかく): raw material prices
原料(げんりょう)不足(ぶそく): shortage of raw materials

Related Words

Compare: 材料(ざいりょう) (material (retains form))

Compare: 素材(そざい) (raw material (inherent qualities))

Compare: 原材料(げんざいりょう) (raw materials)

Compare: 主成分(しゅせいぶん) (main ingredient)

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