Meaning of 本質 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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本質JLPT 1
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Kana Readingほんしつ
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Romajihonshitsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- essence; true nature; substance; reality
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Example Sentences
本質, ほんしつ used in context
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The question is not so much what it is as how it looks.
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Reputation is what you seem; character is what you are.
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The heart of the tragedy, as of a short story, is a conflict.
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Kindness is the essence of politeness.
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それから、彼は、ケンブリッジで研究を始め、宇宙の本質について前よりいっそう多くの考えを発展させ始めた。
Then he began working at Cambridge and developing many more ideas about the nature of the universe.
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その問題について相当に長く考えてようやくその本質が見えてきた。
I had to think about the problem for quite a while before I saw daylight.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
substance, quality, matter, temperament
On: シツ, シチ, チ
Kun: たち, ただ.す, もと, わりふ
15 strokes
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
On: ホン
Kun: もと
5 strokes
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