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人質

ひとじち
hostage
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本質

ほんしつ
essence; true nature; substance; reality
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体質

たいしつ
constitution (physical); genetic make-up; predisposition (to disease); structure (e.g. of an organization); innate characteristics; make-up; nature; culture
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材質

ざいしつ
material; material properties; quality of material
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水質

すいしつ
water quality
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基質

きしつ
substrate (i.e. in biochemistry); matrix (i.e. in biology); stroma
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画質

がしつ
image quality (film, video, etc.)
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気質

形気、容気
きしつ、かたぎ
spirit; character; trait; temperament; turn of mind; disposition
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音質

おんしつ
tone quality; sound quality
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形質

けいしつ
form and nature