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気質 (きしつ): character, trait, temperament — Japanese vocabulary

気質 is read きしつ and means "character, trait, temperament". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

気質

Reading
きしつ · kishitsu
Translation
character, trait, temperament
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
きしつが

Example

支払能力は全く気質の問題であって、収入の問題ではない。

しはらいのうりょくはまったくきしつのもんだいであって、しゅうにゅうのもんだいではない。

Solvency is entirely a matter of temperament and not of income.

Kanji in this word

  • 気 — spirit, mood
  • 質 — quality, question

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