質 means “quality, substance”

しつ · shitsu

Also: matter, temperament

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

たち, ただす, もと, わりふ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シツ, シチ, チ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 5 · 15 strokes

The story

Two axes above a cauldron of treasure: goods weighed and tested for what they truly are. 質 is the substance beneath the surface: the quality of a fabric, or a 質問 that probes for it.

Used in 質問 (shitsumon, question), 品質 (hinshitsu, quality), and 性質 (seishitsu, nature/property)

Words with 質

• 質問 (しつもん, shitsumon): question

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