質 quality

Also: question

On'yomi
シツ、シチ
Strokes
15
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 5

Stroke order

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  2. 2
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  5. 5
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  15. 15
質 is written in 15 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Two axes hack away at a shell of money to see if it's real — testing the quality of the goods raises a lot of questions.

A common word

  • 質問 しつもん question

Example sentences

  • せんせいにしつもんしてもいいですか。

    May I ask the teacher a question?

  • このふくはやすいけれどしつがいい。

    These clothes are cheap, but the quality is good.

Kanji that share a part

貝 is its radical. 35 kanji share it in all.

斤 is a component. 13 kanji share it in all.