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質 · substance, quality

質 is a kanji meaning substance, quality, matter, temperament. It has 15 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シツshitsu
  • シチshichi
  • チchi

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • たちtachi
  • ただすtadasu
  • もとmoto
  • わりふwarifu

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 質 · 14 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 質
WordReadingMeaningLevel
質問しつもんquestion, inquiryN5
質しつquality, nature (of person)N3
性質せいしつnature, property, dispositionN3
物質ぶっしつmaterial, substanceN3
素質そしつtalent, capabilityN2
地質ちしつgeological featuresN2
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More words that use 質
WordReadingMeaningLevel
気質きしつcharacter, trait, temperamentN1
蛋白質たんぱくしつproteinN1
質疑しつぎquestionN1
質素しっそsimplicity, modesty, frugalityN1
品質ひんしつqualityN1
本質ほんしつessence, true nature, realityN1
良質りょうしつgood quality, superior qualityN1
人質ひとじちhostageN1

Example sentence

よい質問だ。

よいしつもんだ

Good question!

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #192905 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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