JLPT N1 · な-adjective

質素 (shisso)

質素 (しっそ, shisso) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “simple; plain”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しっそ
Romaji: shisso
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

simple; plain · な-adjective, noun
modest; frugal; reserved · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

私達は質素な食物を食べるのに慣れている。

We are used to eating plain food.

Tatoeba #151484

ドイツ人は質素な国民だ。

Germans are a frugal people.

Tatoeba #201740

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

Conjugation of 質素

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	質素だ	しっそだ shissoda
Present (polite)	質素です	しっそです shissodesu
Negative	質素じゃない	しっそじゃない shissojanai
Past	質素だった	しっそだった shissodatta
Negative past	質素じゃなかった	しっそじゃなかった shissojanakatta
Te-form	質素で	しっそで shissode
Before a noun	質素な	しっそな shissona
Adverb (~ni)	質素に	しっそに shissoni

Kanji in 質素

質

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

素

elementary, principle, nakedソ・ス・もと · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 質素.

質問しつもんquestion質しつquality性質せいしつnature (of a person)物質ぶっしつmaterial素質そしつmakings (of)地質ちしつgeological features気質きしつdisposition質疑しつぎquestion品質ひんしつquality (of a product or a service)本質ほんしつessence良質りょうしつgood quality人質ひとじちhostage蛋白質たんぱくしつprotein素晴らしいすばらしいwonderful

Source: JMdict entry 1320710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.