質

Meaning

質 centers on the inner nature of something: its substance, quality, or matter. Temperament is a natural extension of this idea, referring to a person's inherent character.

• 質問しつもん
  N5

  question; inquiry; enquiry

• 質しつ
  N3

  quality; value

• 物質ぶっしつ
  N3

  material; substance

• 実質じっしつ
  N1

  substance; essence

• 性質せいしつ
  N2

  nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character

• 体質たいしつ
  N1

  constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); disposition; tendency

• 本質ほんしつ
  N1

  essence; true nature; substance; reality

• 品質ひんしつ
  N2

  quality (of a product or a service)

• 悪質あくしつ
  N1

  malicious; vicious; malignant; underhanded

• タンパク質たんぱくしつ
  N1

  protein

• 人質ひとじち
  N1

  hostage

• 質量しつりょう
  N1

  mass

• 音質おんしつ

  tone quality; sound quality

• 資質ししつ

  nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

• 気質きしつ
  N1

  disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character; trait; turn of mind

• 質疑しつぎ
  N1

  question

• 良質りょうしつ
  N1

  good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

• 神経質しんけいしつ

  nervous; highly strung; sensitive

• 素質そしつ
  N2

  makings (of); aptitude; talent; qualities

• 変質へんしつ

  alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

• 材質ざいしつ

  material

• 地質ちしつ
  N2

  geological features

• 水質すいしつ

  water quality

• 異質いしつ

  different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

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