Definition of 本質 (ほんしつ)

ほんしつ

本質

ほんしつ

honshitsu

JLPT N1

Common word

noun, no-adjective

•

essence, true nature, substance, reality

Related Kanji

本	book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
質	substance, quality, matter, temperament

Example sentences(showing 6 results)

もんだい

そうとう

なが

かんが

ほんしつ

み

I had to think about the problem for quite a while before I saw daylight

もんだい

、

ほんしつ

がいかん

The question is not so much what it is as how it looks

ひょうばん

がいけん

、

じんかく

ひと

ほんしつ

Reputation is what you seem; character is what you are

それから

、

かれ

、

けんきゅう

はじ

、

うちゅう

ほんしつ

まえ

おお

かんが

はってん

はじ

Then he began working at Cambridge and developing many more ideas about the nature of the universe

しんせつしん

れいぎ

ほんしつ

Kindness is the essence of politeness

ひげき

ほんしつ

、

たんぺんしょうせつ

おな

、

かっとう

The heart of the tragedy, as of a short story, is a conflict