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硬質 (こうしつ, koushitsu) Japanese meaning: hardness | Kotomora
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こう
質しつ
で
割わ
れ
にくい
。
This plastic is hard and resistant to breaking.
I chose a case made of rigid material.
Usage patterns 硬こう 質しつ な 〈 物もの 〉 a hard, rigid (material/object)
This case is made of hard, rigid plastic.
硬こう 質しつ な 印いん 象しょう a stiff, cold impression (of a person, voice, style, etc.)
His way of speaking gives a stiff, cold impression.
Kanji 質 substance, quality, matter Related words 硬度 is the technical, measurable term for hardness (e.g. Mohs hardness), while 硬質 is a broader descriptive term for something being hard or rigid.
硬い is the everyday adjective for 'hard' usable in almost any context, while 硬質 is a more formal noun/adjectival term often used in technical or descriptive writing about materials.
Etymology Compound of 硬 (こう, 'hard') and 質 (しつ, 'quality, nature'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word is a Sino-Japanese compound.
