言質

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
言	質
げん Grade: 2	ち Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative forms

(proscribed) 言質(げんしつ) (genshitsu)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんち [géꜜǹchì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) げんち [gèńchí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

言(げん)質(ち) • (genchi)

promise; commitment
言質(げんち)を取(と)られる
genchi o torareru
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
言	質
げん Grade: 2	しつ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Spelling pronunciation, using the more common reading of 質.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ɕit͡sɨ]

Noun

言(げん)質(しつ) • (genshitsu)

(proscribed) alternative form of 言質 (genshitsu)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN