質 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
- On
- シツ・シチしつ・しち · shitsu · shichi
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- quality; substance; nature
Stroke order
Origin
Two 斤 "weights" over 貝 "valuables"; weighing a thing's true worth — hence "quality, substance."
Readings and examples
| Onシツしつshitsu | 質問しつもん質実しつじつ本質ほんしつ |
|---|---|
| Onシチしちshichi | 質屋しちや人質ひとじち |
| Onチちchi | 言質げんち |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 品質ひんしつ
quality (of goods)
- 質問しつもん
question
- 文質彬彬ぶんしつひんぴん
- 蛋白質たんぱくしつ
- 質樸しつぼく
Example
先生に質問をした。
I asked the teacher a question.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)