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本質的 (honshitsuteki) Japanese meaning: essential | Kotomora
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ほん
質しつ
的てき
な
原げん
因いん
を
探さぐ
る
必ひつ
要よう
が
ある
。
We need to investigate the essential cause of this problem.
The two opinions are fundamentally different.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 は 本ほん 質しつ 的てき に 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 X is fundamentally/essentially Y
These two problems are fundamentally different.
〈 事こと 〉 の 本ほん 質しつ 的てき な 原げん 因いん the underlying/essential cause of X
They investigated the underlying cause of the accident.
〈 物もの ・ 事こと 〉 に 本ほん 質しつ 的てき な 問もん 題だい がある there is a fundamental problem with X
There is a fundamental problem with this system.
Kanji 質 substance, quality, matter 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 基本的 means 'basic/fundamental' in a general, foundational sense, while 本質的 stresses the inherent, core nature of something.
根本的 focuses on the root cause or basis of a problem (根本的な解決), while 本質的 focuses on the intrinsic nature of a thing itself.
本質的 emphasizes the essential/core nature of something in a more analytical or philosophical way, while 本来 focuses on what is inherent or intended.
Etymology Derived from 本質 (essence) + the adjectival suffix 的 (-like, -ical). The suffix 的 is of Chinese origin and attaches to nouns to form adjectival nouns.
