Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 本質(ほんしつ) in Japanese

本質
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ほんしつ
Romaji
honshitsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    essence; true nature; substance; reality
    Example sentence
    問題は、その本質よりむしろ外観である The question is not so much what it is as how it looks.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

15 strokes

substance, quality, matter, temperament

On'Yomi: シツ, シチ, チ

Kun'Yomi: たち, ただ.す, もと, わりふ

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

On'Yomi: ホン

Kun'Yomi: もと

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