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

Pronunciation

Noun

本質

  1. character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence
    有本質的區別 / 有本质的区别  ―  yǒu běnzhì de qūbié  ―  there are essential differences
  2. one's inherent nature

Synonyms
  • (character):
  • (one's inherent nature):

Antonyms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (本質):

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

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

本質 (hiragana ほんしつ, rōmaji 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

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 term
本質

Noun

本質

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