Japanese Kanji
質shitsu
substance · quality · matter
Grade 5 · JLPT N3 · 15 strokes
Substance, quality, matter, temperament.
質 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N3 (intermediate) level. With 15 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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