資質

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See also: 资质

Chinese

resources; capital; to provide
resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense
 
hostage; substance; nature
hostage; substance; nature; quality
 
trad. (資質)
simp. (资质)

Pronunciation


Noun

資質

  1. natural endowments; intelligence
    資質愚笨加倍努力獲致成功 [MSC, trad.]
    资质愚笨加倍努力获致成功 [MSC, simp.]
    Zīzhì yúbèn de rén yìng jiābèi nǔlì, fāng kě huòzhì chénggōng.
    People who are naturally clumsy should redouble their efforts in order to achieve success.
  2. credentials and ability; qualifications
    資質沒有任何問題 [MSC, trad.]
    资质没有任何问题 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de zīzhì méiyǒu rènhé wèntí.
    There is no problem with his qualifications.

Synonyms

  • (natural endowments):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
しつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi kan'on

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 資質 (MC tsij tsyit). First attested in Japanese in a work from 1707.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

()(しつ) (shishitsu

  1. one's innate disposition, nature, character, talents, aptitude, capacity
  2. learned aptitude, competency, qualifications, certifications
    ()(じゅつ)(しゃ)(もと)められる()(しつ)
    gijutsusha ni motomerareru shishitsu
    the qualifications sought in an engineer

Usage notes

Many monolingual references do not include any sense covering learned aptitude.[1][2][3][5][6][7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 資質”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  6. ^ 資質”, in デジタル大辞泉 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  7. ^ Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

資質 (jajil) (hangeul 자질)

  1. hanja form? of 자질 (innate ability, talent; credentials)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

資質

  1. chữ Hán form of tư chất (aptitude, intelligence).