材料

ざいりょう

[zairyou]

Meanings

1.Noun

materials; ingredients

2.Noun

material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter

3.Noun

grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis; evidence; data

4.Noun

《finance》(market) factor

料理の材料をスーパーで買いました。

I bought cooking ingredients at the supermarket.

その事件は彼の小説の材料になった。

That incident became material for his novel.

この料理の材料を買いに行きます。

I'm going to buy the ingredients for this dish.