Chinese

Noun

音質

1. audio quality
2. tone; timbre

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 音質 ‎(ʔim tsyit, literally “sound + quality”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) おんしつ [òńshítsú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [õ̞nɕit͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

音質 ‎(hiragana おんしつ, romaji onshitsu)

1. audio quality

   ステレオの音質 (おんしつ)が悪 (わる)い。

   Sutereo no onshitsu ga warui.

   The quality of this stereo is poor.

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9