本質
ほんしつ
essence; true nature; substance; reality
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, No-adjective
essence; true nature; substance; reality
Example sentences
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Kindness is the essence of politeness.
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What do you think is the essence of the training?
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I can't quit it, it's my personality.
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The question is not so much what it is as how it looks.
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Reputation is what you seem; character is what you are.
More examples (3)
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The heart of the tragedy, as of a short story, is a conflict.
その問題について相当に長く考えてようやくその本質が見えてきた。
I had to think about the problem for quite a while before I saw daylight.
それから、彼は、ケンブリッジで研究を始め、宇宙の本質について前よりいっそう多くの考えを発展させ始めた。
Then he began his work at Cambridge, developing many new ideas about the nature of the universe.