Question

質 たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ 質問(しつもん): question; inquiry; enquiry物質(ぶっしつ): material; substance質(しつ): quality本質(ほんしつ): essence; true nature; substance; reality人質(ひとじち): hostage; prisoner品質(ひんしつ): (material) quality性質(せいしつ): nature; property; disposition気質(きしつ): spirit; character; trait; temperament; turn of mind; disposition素質(そしつ): character; qualities; genius; the makings of地質(ちしつ): geological features実質(じっしつ): substance; essence質疑(しつぎ): (1) question (2) interpellation良質(りょうしつ): good quality; superior quality質素(しっそ): simplicity; modesty; frugality蛋白質(たんぱくしつ): protein 5 斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)貝: shellfish 貝 7 (none) substance Another keyword that I do not like by Heisig. 質【しつ】 (n,n-suf) quality. Story: Your at a local ax dealer and you have TWO AXES which you are testing for QUALITY by trying to split CLAMS right down the opening. Picture yourself succeeding with one AX and then some weird SUBSTANCE comes out of the shell...eww (I don´t like clams).

Accepted Answer

シツ、シチ、チ substance, quality, matter, temperament 4 389 15 154 かい・かいへん・こがい 会意 Compound Ideographic What is this substance on this clam? I´ve already broken 2 axes on it! (Good question...質問).

Kanji	質
Onyomi	シツ、シチ、チ
Kunyomi	たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ
English	substance, quality, matter, temperament
Examples	質問(しつもん): question; inquiry; enquiry 物質(ぶっしつ): material; substance 質(しつ): quality 本質(ほんしつ): essence; true nature; substance; reality 人質(ひとじち): hostage; prisoner 品質(ひんしつ): (material) quality 性質(せいしつ): nature; property; disposition 気質(きしつ): spirit; character; trait; temperament; turn of mind; disposition 素質(そしつ): character; qualities; genius; the makings of 地質(ちしつ): geological features 実質(じっしつ): substance; essence 質疑(しつぎ): (1) question (2) interpellation 良質(りょうしつ): good quality; superior quality 質素(しっそ): simplicity; modesty; frugality 蛋白質(たんぱくしつ): protein
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	389
Components	斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 貝: shellfish
Number of Strokes	15
Kanji Radical	貝
Radical Number	154
Radical Strokes	7
Radical Reading	かい・かいへん・こがい
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	substance
Koohii Story 1	What is this substance on this clam? I´ve already broken 2 axes on it! (Good question...質問).
Koohii Story 2	Another keyword that I do not like by Heisig. 質【しつ】 (n,n-suf) quality. Story: Your at a local ax dealer and you have TWO AXES which you are testing for QUALITY by trying to split CLAMS right down the opening. Picture yourself succeeding with one AX and then some weird SUBSTANCE comes out of the shell...eww (I don´t like clams).

Substance Quality Nature Disposition Character 斤 Axe Lb