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物質

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

物質 — “substance, matter, material”

物質 (read ぶっしつ) means substance, matter, material. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ぶっしつ

Meaning

substance, matter, material

物質 in a sentence

危険きけんな物質ぶっしつを扱あつかう。

To handle a dangerous substance.

The kanji in 物質

物thing
質quality; (in 質問) question

Words that share a kanji with 物質

買い物かいもの— shopping
果物くだもの— fruit
建物たてもの— building
食べ物たべもの— food
動物どうぶつ— animal
荷物にもつ— luggage; baggage
飲み物のみもの— drink, beverage
物もの— thing (concrete object)

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