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質しっ素そ

N1
しっそ shisso
  1. simplicity
  2. modesty
  3. frugality
な-adjectivenoun

Chinese meanings

朴素;节俭

Examples

  • 私達は質素な食物を食べるのに慣れている。
    We are used to eating plain food.
    我们习惯吃朴素的食物。
  • ドイツ人は質素な国民だ。
    Germans are a frugal people.
    德国人是节俭的民族。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4b1e1efe84'); // 質素
{
  "id": "4b1e1efe84",
  "word": "質素",
  "reading": "しっそ",
  "romaji": "shisso",
  "meanings": [
    "simplicity",
    "modesty",
    "frugality"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "adj-na",
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1320710,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "私達は質素な食物を食べるのに慣れている。",
      "en": "We are used to eating plain food.",
      "tatoeba_id": 151484
    },
    {
      "ja": "ドイツ人は質素な国民だ。",
      "en": "Germans are a frugal people.",
      "tatoeba_id": 201740
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "77e8f95fdb3854427a048734ab3f8d6e8c35a03160bc1298248acee3466296be",
    "meanings": [
      "朴素",
      "节俭"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "私達は質素な食物を食べるのに慣れている。",
        "zh": "我们习惯吃朴素的食物。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ドイツ人は質素な国民だ。",
        "zh": "德国人是节俭的民族。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/4b1e1efe84",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1320710; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "e5e2e8b93b540877d04882753de4a2dd20ee1233fba3a059fe9bcdfbb9ba7bb2",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}