気質

• 読み: きしつ
• ローマ字: kishitsu
• 漢字の分解: 気 (ki) — spirit, mind, nature; 質 (shitsu) — quality, substance, nature
• 発音: /ki.ɕi.t͡sɯ/

意味

Disposition; temperament; nature. The inherent character traits that define a person or group.

A noun describing someone's fundamental personality or temperament. Often used as a suffix with another noun to describe a type of character: 職人気質 (shokunin kishitsu, craftsman temperament), 芸術家気質 (geijutsuka kishitsu, artistic temperament). Can also be read as かたぎ (katagi) in some compounds, particularly 職人気質. Describes deeper, more innate traits than 性格 (seikaku, personality).

例文

1. 彼女の真面目な気質は父親譲りだ。
2. 地域によって住民の気質が異なると言われている。
3. 彼は職人気質で、細部にまでこだわる。

使い方ガイド

場面: personality, culture, psychology

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 気 (ki, spirit/nature) + 質 (shitsu, quality/substance). Literally 'spirit quality' — the fundamental quality of one's character.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated