上じょう質しつ

じょ

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つ

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Describes materials, products, or services of excellent quality. Used as a noun, na-adjective, or no-adjective.

上じょう質しつな〈物もの〉fine-quality ~ (material, product, etc.)
このスーツは上じょう質しつな生き地じで作つくられている。
This suit is made from fine-quality fabric.
〈物もの〉は上じょう質しつだ~ is of fine quality
このワインは上じょう質しつだと評ひょう判ばんだ。
This wine has a reputation for being of superior quality.

良りょう質しつN1
良質 simply means good quality, while 上質 adds a nuance of refined, luxurious superiority.
高こう品ひん質しつ
高品質 is a more technical term used in specifications or manufacturing, whereas 上質 evokes elegance and refinement.
高こう級きゅうN3
高級 stresses high price or prestige (a luxury brand), while 上質 focuses on the actual fineness of the material or workmanship.
上じょう等とうN3
上等 is a slightly old-fashioned word for superior quality, close in meaning to 上質 but less common in modern product descriptions.
優ゆう良りょう
上質 focuses narrowly on the fine material or texture of an item, while 優良 more broadly rates overall quality, performance, or condition as excellent.

粗そ悪あく
粗悪 describes shoddy, poor-quality goods, the opposite of 上質's fine, superior quality.

Compound of 上 (じょう, 'upper, superior') and 質 (しつ, 'quality'). The reading is on'yomi.