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実質 (じっしつ, jisshitsu) Japanese meaning: substance | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. substance; essence; real nature 2. substantial; real; effective 3. in essence; effectively; practically 4. parenchyma Report an issue with this page
伴ともな
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This plan lacks substance.
His talk has no real substance.
Usage patterns 実じっ 質しつ 的てき に 〈 事こと 〉 in effect; for all practical purposes
He is, in effect, the president of this company.
実じっ 質しつ が 伴ともな う to be backed by real substance
The reform is in name only, without any real substance behind it.
実じっ 質しつ 〈 数かず 〉 real (inflation-adjusted) figure, as opposed to a nominal one
This year's real growth rate was 2%.
Kanji 質 substance, quality, matter Related words 本質 points to the fundamental, unchanging nature of a thing, while 実質 focuses on its actual practical content as opposed to appearance.
実体 refers to the concrete, tangible entity behind something, whereas 実質 is more about the effective substance or content in a given context.
実質 is the broad term for real substance or practical reality, while 正味 specifically refers to a net amount left after subtracting deductions, packaging, or padding.
Opposites 名目 is the nominal or official label (e.g. name-only figures), while 実質 is the real, effective value or nature behind it.
形式 is the outward form or format of something, while 実質 is its actual inner content or substance.
実質 means the actual substance or content of something, in contrast to 体裁, which is just the outward form or appearance.
Don't confuse with 実際 means 'actually/in reality' and describes facts as they truly are, while 実質 specifically contrasts the true substance of something with its outward form.
実質 means the real substance or essence behind appearances (often used in economics or logic), while 物質 refers to actual physical matter, and the two are easily confused due to their similar sound and shared kanji.
名実 covers both the name and the reality together, whereas 実質 refers only to the actual substance, without reference to the name.
Word family· 12 practically; in effect; de facto
substantial; real; in substance
lung parenchyma; lung substance
virtually zero; effectively zero; net zero
Etymology Compound of 実 (truth, reality) and 質 (substance, quality). The combination conveys the idea of 'real substance' or 'actual quality'.
実質 refers to the true substance or reality of something, directly opposing 見かけ's focus on mere surface appearance.