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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)
simp. (本质)

Noun

本質

  1. essence, nature (intrinsic quality)

Antonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (本質):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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

Noun

本質 (bonjil) (hangeul 본질)

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

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Noun

本質

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