JLPT N1 · Noun

本質 (honshitsu)

本質 (ほんしつ, honshitsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “essence; true nature”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほんしつ
Romaji: honshitsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

essence; true nature; substance; reality · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

それから、彼は、ケンブリッジで研究を始め、宇宙の本質について前よりいっそう多くの考えを発展させ始めた。

Then he began his work at Cambridge, developing many new ideas about the nature of the universe.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 本質

本

book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes

質

substance, quality, matterシツ・シチ・たち・ただ.す · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 本質.

本ほんbook本棚ほんだなbookshelves本当ほんとうtruth資本しほんfunds基本きほんbasics日本にっぽんJapan日本にほんJapan本当ほんとtruth本人ほんにんthe person in question本物ほんものgenuine article標本ひょうほんspecimen本部ほんぶheadquarters本来ほんらいoriginally見本みほんsample

Source: JMdict entry 1522620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.