本質 (ほんしつ)essence; true nature; substance
- essence; true nature; substancenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Kanji in 本質
- 本Book; Present; MainRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
- 質Substance; Quality; MatterRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
Words that share its kanji
- 基本きほんbasics; fundamentals
- 日本人にほんじんJapanese person; Japanese people
- 本社ほんしゃhead office; main office
- 本部ほんぶheadquarters; head office
- 日本語にほんごJapanese (language)
- 本人ほんにんthe person in question; the person themselves
- 本会議ほんかいぎplenary session; regular session
- 本塁打ほんるいだhome run
- 質問しつもんquestion; inquiry
- 実質じっしつsubstance; essence
- 物質ぶっしつmaterial; substance
- 体質たいしつconstitution (physical); physical make-up
- 実質的じっしつてきsubstantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
- 質しつquality; value
- 質疑しつぎquestion
- 人質ひとじちhostage
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