質 Kanji – substance
The Japanese kanji 質 can mean substance, quality, matter, temperament.
Meaning and Readings
How is 質 read?
質 has the onyomi readings シツ, シチ, チ and the kunyomi readings たち, ただす, もと, わりふ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shitsu, shichi, chi, tachi, tadasu, moto, warifu.
Common Japanese Words Using 質
These common Japanese words contain 質. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 悪質（あくしつ） — malicious, vicious, malignant, underhanded
- 異質（いしつ） — different (quality, nature), heterogeneous
- 音質（おんしつ） — tone quality, sound quality
- 気質（きしつ） — disposition, temperament, nature, mentality, spirit, character, trait, turn of mind
- 均質（きんしつ） — homogeneous, homogeneity
- 言質（げんち） — commitment, pledge, promise
- 抗生物質（こうせいぶっしつ） — antibiotic
- 硬質（こうしつ） — hardness, stiffness
- 高品質（こうひんしつ） — high quality
- 材質（ざいしつ） — material