性質

• 読み: せいしつ
• ローマ字: seishitsu
• 漢字の分解: 性 (sei) — nature, character; 質 (shitsu) — quality, substance
• 発音: /se.i.ɕi.tsɯ/

意味

Nature; disposition; character; inherent quality of a person or thing.

A noun describing the innate or fundamental qualities of something. Can refer to a person's temperament or a material's properties. Often appears in science for describing physical or chemical properties. More analytical than 性格, which is mainly about personality.

例文

1. 水には透明な性質がある。
2. 彼は穏やかな性質の持ち主だ。
3. この薬品の性質をよく調べてから使おう。

使い方ガイド

場面: science, personality, material properties

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 性 (nature, character) and 質 (quality, substance). Together they describe the essential quality or nature inherent in something.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal