► 名詞
質 [(2)しつ] meaning: quality rank: 1
☆ この品は質が悪い ⇨ This product has a bad quality
☆ 私達は量よりも質を重視している ⇨ We value quality over quantity
質 [(1)たち] meaning: nature rank: 2
☆ 彼女は質の悪い男ばかり選ぶ ⇨ She always chooses guys with bad characters (☛ Usually refers to a negative quality as 質が悪い, 質の悪い)
☆ 質の悪い風邪を引いた ⇨ I got a nasty cold (☛ Usually refers to a negative quality as 質が悪い, 質の悪い)
質 [(2)しち] [質に入れる] meaning: pawn rank: 3
☆ 彼は宝石を質に入れた ⇨ He pawned his jewelry
More examples:
- この製品は品質試験に合格した ⇨ This product passed the QC test
- 近年彼等の製品の品質は落ちた ⇨ In recent years the quality of their products has fallen
- 彼等の製品は質の低下が目立つ ⇨ Their products show notable drops in quality
- 私達は品質を犠牲にせずに価格を下げることに成功した ⇨ We have succeeded in lowering the price without sacrificing the quality
- 人質は目隠しをされていた ⇨ The hostage was blindfolded
- オリンピック協会の腐敗した体質 ⇨ The corrupted existence of the Olympic Committee
- 今から質疑応答に入りましょう ⇨ Let’s start a Q&A session now
- 彼等に質問したが、何の回答も無い ⇨ I inquired to them, but there has been no response
- アジア文化は欧州文化と全く異質だ ⇨ Asian cultures have completely different qualities from European cultures
- これは「はい、いいえ」で答えられる質問ではない ⇨ This is not a “yes no” question
- 無機質な人 ⇨ A person without emotions. A person with sterile, robot-like personality
- その物質は食品添加剤として汎用されている ⇨ That substance is commonly used as a food additive
- 金属は電気を通しやすい性質を持つ ⇨ Metals have a characteristic, property, of conducting electricity
- 糖質を抑えた菓子 ⇨ Sweets with reduced sugar
- 厳しい品質検査 ⇨ Rigorous quality inspections