本質
N1ほんしつ honshitsu
- essence
- true nature
- reality
nounの-adjective
Chinese meanings
本质
Examples
- 親切心は礼儀の本質である。Kindness is the essence of politeness.善意是礼貌的本质。
- 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.问题在于外表,而不是本质。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('558167f601'); // 本質
{
"id": "558167f601",
"word": "本質",
"reading": "ほんしつ",
"romaji": "honshitsu",
"meanings": [
"essence",
"true nature",
"reality"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n",
"adj-no"
],
"jmdict_id": 1522620,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "親切心は礼儀の本質である。",
"furigana": "{親切心|しんせつしん}は{礼儀|れいぎ}の{本質|ほんしつ}である。",
"en": "Kindness is the essence of politeness.",
"tatoeba_id": 144782
},
{
"ja": "問題は、その本質よりもむしろ外観である。",
"furigana": "{問題|もんだい}は、その{本質|ほんしつ}よりもむしろ{外観|がいかん}である。",
"en": "The question is not so much what it is as how it looks.",
"tatoeba_id": 79856
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "45e73bf05712b4d3a2ec816527d1443b9bcddc63e08e1aa1c802e2c7f4ebfcf4",
"meanings": [
"本质"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "親切心は礼儀の本質である。",
"zh": "善意是礼貌的本质。"
},
{
"ja": "問題は、その本質よりもむしろ外観である。",
"zh": "问题在于外表,而不是本质。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/558167f601",
"JMdict ent_seq 1522620; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "816711bbdb85a422ae3d997a3b00293f845f3d56c1d33c8fd5e2bb77d7f24454"
}
}