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粘液質 (ねんえきしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He has a phlegmatic temperament and rarely gets angry.
Kanji 粘 sticky, glutinous, greasy 質 substance, quality, matter Related words 多た 血けつ 質しつ Sanguine temperament: cheerful, active, and optimistic, contrasting with the calm and slow phlegmatic type.
胆たん 汁じゅう 質しつ Choleric temperament: irritable and quick to anger, opposite of the easygoing phlegmatic.
憂ゆう 鬱うつ 質しつ Melancholic temperament: thoughtful and often sad, whereas phlegmatic is more unemotional and steady.
Etymology Compound of 粘液 (mucus, phlegm) + 質 (quality, nature), reflecting the ancient humoral theory linking phlegm to a calm, sluggish temperament.