“Ingredient” in Japanese
Short answer
Ingredient in Japanese is “素材” (sozai). Full meaning: ingredient, (raw) material, resource; unprocessed timber, raw timber; subject matter, topic.
Other ways to say “Ingredient” in Japanese
成分
seibun ingredient, component, composition
原料
genryou raw materials, ingredient
基源
kigen ingredient (of a traditional Chinese medicine)
食材
shokuzai foodstuff, ingredient
具材
guzai material, ingredient
げんりょう
genryou raw materials, ingredient
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