素材は何ですか。

Sentence Analyzer

素材 です

English Translation

What kind of stone is this?

Furigana

素材(そざい)(なに)ですか。

Romanji

Sozai wa nani desu ka.

Words

素材 (そざい)
raw materials; subject matter
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: ソ、 ス、 もと
Meanings: elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
Reading: ザイ
Meanings: lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what