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体質 (taishitsu) Japanese meaning: physical constitution | Kotomora

体たい質しつ

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Meanings

1

physical constitution; predisposition; tendency

Refers to a person's inherent physical make-up, often in medical or health contexts, including susceptibility to illness or reactions to substances.

彼かれはアレルギー体たい質しつだ。

He has an allergic constitution.

体たい質しつ改かい善ぜんのために運うん動どうを始はじめた。

I started exercising to improve my physical constitution.

2

character; nature; make-up

Extended use for the inherent character or culture of a group, organization, or system, often implying something deeply rooted and hard to change.

その会かい社しゃは保ほ守しゅ的てきな体たい質しつだ。
That company has a conservative nature.
組そ織しきの体たい質しつを改かい革かくする必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to reform the organization's character.

Usage patterns

体たい質しつを改かい善ぜんするto improve one's (physical) constitution
食しょく生せい活かつを変かえて体たい質しつを改かい善ぜんした。
I changed my diet and improved my constitution.
〈物もの〉が体たい質しつに合あわないsomething doesn't agree with one's constitution
この薬くすりは私わたしの体たい質しつに合あわないようだ。
This medicine doesn't seem to agree with my constitution.
体たい質しつが変かわるone's constitution changes
年としを取とって体たい質しつが変かわったように感かんじる。
I feel like my constitution has changed as I've gotten older.
〈事こと〉の体たい質しつを改あらためるto reform the deep-rooted culture of something (an organization, system, etc.)
この会かい社しゃの体たい質しつを改あらためる必ひつ要ようがある。
There is a need to reform the culture of this company.
体たい質しつを受うけ継つぐto inherit a (physical) constitution
彼かれはアレルギー体たい質しつを父ちち親おやから受うけ継ついだ。
He inherited his allergic constitution from his father.

Kanji

体body, substance, object
質substance, quality, matter

Related words

性せい質しつN2
性質 is a broad term for the nature or properties of people, things, or abstract concepts, while 体質 specifically refers to an inherent physical or organizational predisposition.
気き質しつN1sense 2
気質 describes an inborn temperament or disposition of character, while 体質 in its extended sense refers to the deep-rooted nature or culture of an organization or system.

Don't confuse with

体たい調ちょうN3sense 1
体調 refers to one's current, day-to-day physical condition, whereas 体質 refers to a long-term, innate physical constitution; the two are easily mixed up because both start with 体.
気き質しつN1
体質 refers to physical constitution (e.g., allergy-prone), while 気質 refers to mental or emotional temperament, despite the visually similar 質 compound.

Word family· 11

体たい質しつ的てき
constitutional; inherent; by nature
企き業ぎょう体たい質しつ
corporate character; corporate culture; corporate philosophy
体たい質しつ改かい善ぜん
improvement of one's constitution; reformation
恋れん愛

Etymology

Compound of 体 (body, substance) and 質 (quality, nature). The term originally referred to physical constitution and later extended to the inherent character of groups.

あい

体たい

質しつ

predisposition for love; romantic disposition

特とく異い体たい質しつ

idiosyncrasy; unique constitution

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癒ゆ着ちゃく体たい質しつ
tendency to form collusive ties; predisposition to cozy relationships
虚きょ弱じゃく体たい質しつ
weak constitution; frail health
財ざい務む体たい質しつ
financial structure; financial constitution
赤あか字じ体たい質しつ
chronic deficit tendency; disposition to operate in the red
滲しん出しゅつ性せい体たい質しつ
exudative diathesis

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