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質

Kanji · JLPT N4 · School and work

質 Substance, Quality, Matter, Temperament

On'yomi Chinese-derived reading

しつ、しち、ち

Mostly used when 質 combines with other kanji in compound words.

Kun'yomi native Japanese reading

たち、ただす、もと、わりふ

Mostly used when 質 stands alone; the lighter kana are written after the kanji.

Strokes
15
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary year 5
Frequency
#389

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).