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本質

本質

See also: 本质

Chinese

 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (本質) 本 質
simp. (本质) 本 质

Noun

本質

  1. essence, nature (intrinsic quality)

Antonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (本質):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本 質
ほん
Grade: 1 		しつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

本質 ‎(hiragana ほんしつ, romaji honshitsu)

  1. essence, nature (intrinsic quality)

Compounds

  • 本質的 (ほんしつてき) ‎(honshitsuteki)

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term
本 質

Noun

本質 • ‎(bonjil) ‎(hangeul 본질)

  1. Hanja form? of 본질, “essence, nature (intrinsic quality)”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
本 質

Noun

本質

  1. Hán tự form of bản chất, “essence, nature (intrinsic quality)”

Pronunciation

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