See also: 资质

Chinese

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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

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Noun

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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. [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    There is no problem with his qualifications.

Synonyms

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  • (natural endowments):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
しつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi kan'on

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(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
    ()(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

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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 資質”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (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 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  6. ^ 資質”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  7. ^ Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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資質 (jajil) (hangeul 자질)

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

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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資質

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