逸材

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 逸材 (いつざい) means a person of exceptional talent. 逸材だ evaluates an individual; 逸材を見つける makes talent a discovery target.
• Basic usage: A newcomer is judged highly promising; a coach finds an outstanding young person at a regional event.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Promising newcomer evaluated and talent discovered by a coach
  • The first predicates an identified person; the second discovers someone not yet widely known. The noun refers to a person, not exceptional raw material.