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N4 Kanji 46: 質
Meaning of kanji 質:

In Japanese, 質 means “quality”.
How to read kanji 質:
Kunyomi | Not often used |
Onyomi | しつ、しち |
How to write kanji 質:

Origin of kanji 質:

You can see that two men are exchanging things.
The original meaning of kanji 質 is “mortgage”.
Only something whose quality is good can be used for mortgage, right?
So kanji 質 stands for “quality”.

Development of kanji 質:

Vocabulary containing kanji 質:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
---|---|---|
質 | しつ | quality |
質問 | しつもん | question |
物質 | ぶっしつ | material |
性質 | せいしつ | nature |
本質 | ほんしつ | essence |
実質 | じっしつ | substance |
体質 | たいしつ | constitution |
品質 | ひんしつ | quality |
資質 | ししつ | qualities |
異質 | いしつ | alien |
特質 | とくしつ | quality |
人質 | ひとじち | hostage |
良質 | りょうしつ | good quality |
質的 | しつてき | qualitative |
悪質 | あくしつ | malicious |
変質 | へんしつ | alteration |
素質 | そしつ | quality |
質素 | しっそ | frugality |
材質 | ざいしつ | material |
同質 | どうしつ | same quality |
上質 | じょうしつ | high quality |
質量 | しつりょう | mass |
画質 | がしつ | image quality |
質疑 | しつぎ | question |
形質 | けいしつ | trait |
質屋 | しちや | pawnshop |
均質 | きんしつ | homogeneous |
地質 | ちしつ | geology |
皮質 | ひしつ | cortex |
音質 | おんしつ | sound quality |
脂質 | ししつ | lipid |
水質 | すいしつ | water quality |
硬質 | こうしつ | hard |
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