変質

Reading

Kana: へんしつ

Romaji: henshitsu

Definition

noun

vs

adj-no

1

alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

Kanji

変

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える

Meanings: unusual, change, strange

質

Readings: シツ、 シチ、 チ、 たち、 ただ.す、 もと、 わりふ

Meanings: substance, quality, matter, temperament