質
quality, substance
- 斤axe
- 貝shell
- kun
- –
- on
- シツshitsuシチshichi
mnemonic
Two AXES (斤) weighed against a SHELL (貝) of money: checking the QUALITY, the SUBSTANCE of what you pay for. "Shitsu" (シツ) as in shitsumon, a question, and hinshitsu, quality.
examples
- 質問しつもんshitsumonquestion
- 質しつshitsuquality
- 品質ひんしつhinshitsuquality (of goods)