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禀質 (hinshitsu) Japanese meaning: innate character | Kotomora じ 字
Kanji 質 substance, quality, matter Related words 性せい 質しつ 性質 is the common, everyday word for 'nature' or 'character' of a person or thing. 禀質 is a rare, formal synonym focusing on innate human temperament.
気き 質しつ 気質 also means 'disposition' or 'temperament' and is more common than 禀質, though still somewhat formal. 禀質 is even rarer and more literary.
Etymology Composed of 禀 (receive, be endowed with) and 質 (quality, nature). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a Sino-Japanese compound referring to one's endowed nature.
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