This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

材質は何ですか。

Sentence Analyzer

材質 です

English Translation

What's the material?

Furigana

材質(ざいしつ)(なに)ですか。

Romanji

Zaishitsu wa nani desu ka.

Words

材質 (ざいしつ)
material; material properties; quality of material
()
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

Reading: ザイ
Meanings: lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
Readings: シツ、 シチ、 チ、 たち、 ただ.す、 もと、 わりふ
Meanings: substance, quality, matter, temperament
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what