資質

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) 資 質
simp. (资质) 资 质

Pronunciation

Noun

資質

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

Synonyms
  • (natural endowments):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
資 質
し
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

資(し)質(しつ) • (shishitsu) 

  1. [from 1707] one's innate disposition, nature, character, talents, aptitude, capacity
  2. [date uncertain, possibly recent] learned aptitude, competency, qualifications, certifications
    技(ぎ)術(じゅつ)者(しゃ)に求(もと)められる資(し)質(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. “資質”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  5. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  6. “資質”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  7. 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
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