Material

Materials or ingredients are resources in that are used for crafting DIY and cooking recipes. The player can obtain raw materials from hitting rocks, shaking trees, and fishing around the player's island as well as Mystery Islands and boat tours. Additionally, the player can obtain Star Fragments after wishing on a shooting star during a Meteor Shower. These resources can be crafted into items from DIY recipes or sold at Nook's Cranny.

There are also seasonal materials that are only available at certain times of the year or during specific events.

Other items used as materials/ingredients
The following furniture, interior, tools, fishes, and sea creatures are used as materials or ingredients.

Seasonal
Some materials are seasonal and are only available at certain times of the year.