This plan lacks substance.
彼の話は実質がない。
His talk has no real substance.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used as a no-adjective to describe something that is real or effective in practice, often in economic or practical contexts (e.g., real interest rate, real income).
実質賃金は上がっていない。
Real wages have not risen.
実質的なリーダーは彼だ。
He is the de facto leader.
in essence; effectively; practically
Adverbial use meaning 'in effect' or 'for all practical purposes', often used to state that something is almost the same as something else.
この仕事は実質、終わったようなものだ。
This job is practically finished.
彼は実質、社長と同じ権限を持っている。
He effectively has the same authority as the president.
parenchyma
Anatomical term for the functional tissue of an organ, as opposed to its structural or connective tissue.
肝臓の実質に異常が見られた。
An abnormality was found in the liver parenchyma.
He is, in effect, the president of this company.
The reform is in name only, without any real substance behind it.
This year's real growth rate was 2%.
実質 means the actual substance or content of something, in contrast to 体裁, which is just the outward form or appearance.
実質 refers to the true substance or reality of something, directly opposing 見かけ's focus on mere surface appearance.
名実 covers both the name and the reality together, whereas 実質 refers only to the actual substance, without reference to the name.
virtually zero; effectively zero; net zero
real income