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本質ほんしつ

honshitsu

essence, true nature, reality

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Example sentence

問題は、その本質よりもむしろ外観である。

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

Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

Kanji in 本質

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

substance, quality, matter

Sentences with 本質

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
本	N5	ほん	ほんbook
本棚	N5	ほんだな	ほんだなbookshelf
質問	N5	しつもん	しつもんquestion, inquiry
本当	N5	ほんとう	ほんとうreal, true (neutral form)
～本	N5	～ほん	～ほんcounter for long cylindrical things
日本	N3	にほん; にっぽん	にほん; にっぽんJapan
基本	N3	きほん	きほんbasic, basis
本当	N3	ほんと	ほんとtruth, reality (casual form)

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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