noun
A loanword used in technical, philosophical, or formal contexts to refer to the essential nature or material of something. Less common in everyday conversation than native equivalents like 物質 (ぶっしつ) or 本質 (ほんしつ).
この議論では、問題のサブスタンスに焦点を当てるべきだ。
In this discussion, we should focus on the substance of the issue.
The common native word for physical substance or matter. サブスタンス is more abstract and often used in philosophical or technical contexts.
Means 'essence' or 'true nature'. サブスタンス can overlap in meaning but carries a more formal, Western philosophical nuance.
Borrowed from English 'substance'.