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本質

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本質.

Dictionary

Entry

本質んしつNoun~の Adj.Freq #5041
1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

Examples
それから、彼は、ケンブリッジで研究を始め、宇宙の本質について前よりいっそう多くの考えを発展させ始めた。
Then he began his work at Cambridge, developing many new ideas about the nature of the universe.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

substance, quality, matter, temperament

15 strokesFrequency 389JLPT N3Grade 5

On

シツシチ

Kun

たちただ.すもとわりふ

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