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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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