# 質

> 質: quality, nature, matter, pledge, pawn

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- **On'yomi readings**: シツ, シチ, チ
- **Kun'yomi readings**: たち, ただ.す, もと
- **Meanings**: quality, nature, matter, pledge, pawn

## Notes

This kanji represents the substance or essence of something, but also relates to a pledge or pawned object. It appears in common words like shitsumon (question) and hinshitsu (quality). It is a JLPT N3 level kanji often used in academic and formal contexts to describe inherent properties.