► 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:
- 彼女は着痩せする質だ ⇨ She looks thinner when clothed
- 私は彼に問い質したが、彼は知らんぷりをした ⇨ I grilled him but he pretended not to know anything
- 車体は非常に固くて軽い材質で出来ている ⇨ The chassis is made of very rigid and light material
- 樹脂は変質しやすい ⇨ Resin tends to deteriorate
- 事件の本質に迫る報道 ⇨ Journalism that approaches the essence, truth, of the incident
- 糖質を抑えた菓子 ⇨ Sweets with reduced sugar
- 聞くに聞けないような質問 ⇨ Questions you want to ask but can’t
- 量よりも質のほうが大事だ ⇨ Quality is more important than quantity
- 政府は人質の釈放を要求した ⇨ The government demanded a release of the hostages
- 彼はストレスを溜め込んでしまう質だ ⇨ He tends to let stress build up inside him
- 彼は黙り込んだままで質問に一切答えない ⇨ He’s keeping silent and won’t answer any questions
- 十億円払え。さもないと人質を殺すぞ ⇨ Give us $1 billion, or we will kill the hostage
- 唐辛子の辛さの素はカプサイシンという物質だ ⇨ The source of chili peppers’ spiciness is a substance called capsaicin
- 良質なタンパク質 ⇨ High quality protein
- 彼女は躊躇いがちに質問した ⇨ She asked hesitantly