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本質的 (ほんしつてき): Essential — Japanese vocabulary

本質的 is read ほんしつてき and means "Essential". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

本質的

Reading
ほんしつてき · honshitsuteki
Translation
Essential
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ほんしつてきが

Example

概して言えば、親子の関係は本質的には教えることを基礎としている。

がいしていえば、おやこのかんけいはほんしつてきにはおしえることをきそとしている。

In general, the relationship between parents and children is essentially based on teaching.

Kanji in this word

  • 本 — book, origin
  • 質 — quality, question
  • 的 — target, ~ish

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