鋼材

こうざい

steel material

What does 鋼材 mean?

鋼材 is a Japanese noun meaning steel material in English. It is written as 鋼材 in kanji, こうざい in hiragana, and kouzai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

鋼材不足にも関わらず、工業生産高は5%だけ増加した。

Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.