Japanese symbol for “substantive”
実質
じっしつ
Romaji: jisshitsu
substance; essence
In Japanese, substantive is 実質, read じっしつ (jisshitsu).
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Meanings
- n substance; essence
- adj-no substantive; substantial; essential; real (e.g. interest rate)
- adv in essence; in effect; essentially; effectively; practically
- n parenchyma (anat)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “substantive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本質的 | ほんしつてき honshitsuteki | essential; substantial; substantive |
| 実のある | みのある minoaru | solid; substantial; substantive |
| 名詞相当語句 | めいしそうとうごく meishisoutougoku | noun equivalent; substantive |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement; implementation; putting into practice |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certain; sure; definite |
| 質問 | しつもん shitsumon | question; inquiry; enquiry |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material; substance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “substantive”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.