Word Meaning

たち tachi

質 is read as たち (tachi) and means nature (of a person).

Meaning

English

  1. nature (of a person)
  2. disposition
  3. temperament
  4. nature (of something)
  5. character
  6. kind
  7. sort

Reading

Kana

たち

Romaji

tachi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms 品柄,品質, Rank 122305 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

質問

しつもん

question

質屋

しちや

pawnshop

質問をする

しつもんをする

to ask a question

気質

かたぎ

disposition

言質

げんち

commitment

体質

たいしつ

character (of a group, organization, etc.)

本質

ほんしつ

essence

物質

ぶっしつ

matter

人質

ひとじち

hostage

品質

ひんしつ

quality (of a product or a service)

地質

ちしつ

geological features

悪質

あくしつ

malicious

Example Sentences

9

このみせのさかなはしつがいい。

The fish at this shop is of good quality.

はなしのしつがだんだんかわってきた。

The quality of the conversation gradually changed.

みずはこおりになるとしつがかわる。

Water changes its substance when it becomes ice.

もんだいのほんしつをみうしなわないで。

Don’t lose sight of the essence of the matter.

かれはしつもんにすぐこたえた。

He answered the question right away.

わたしはきのつくえのしつかんがすきだ。

I like the texture of wooden desks.

かのじょはうまれつきおだやかなたちだ。

She is calm by temperament.

このぬのはかるいのにしつがたかい。

This cloth is light, yet its quality is high.

かれのぶんしょうにはすなおなしつがある。

His writing has a plain and honest quality.