質実|しつじつshitsujitsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, nounsimplicity; plainness
Conjugation
| Plain form | 質実（しつじつ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 質実です（しつじつです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 質実ではない（しつじつではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 質実ではありません（しつじつではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 質実だった（しつじつだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 質実ではなかった（しつじつではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 質実で（しつじつで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 質実に（しつじつに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 質実なら（しつじつなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related真面目まじめNeutralEveryday word for being serious and earnest; it describes an attitude, while 「質実」 describes unadorned plainness, often in the set phrase 「質実剛健」.
- Related正直しょうじきNeutralMeans honest and truthful, never lying; also used adverbially as 「正直言って」. It is about truthfulness, not simplicity.
- Related真っ正直まっしょうじきCasualColloquial term for being completely, single-mindedly honest; it stresses never telling lies and says nothing about plainness.
- Antonym華美かびWrittenWritten antonym meaning showy and luxurious; the direct opposite of the unadorned plainness of 「質実」.
- Antonym虚飾きょしょくWrittenWritten antonym for decoration that is all outward show; contrasts with the solid, unpretentious substance of 「質実」.
Use 「質実」 for plain, unadorned solidity, often as 「質実剛健」. For earnest attitudes say 「真面目」, for honesty 「正直」 or colloquial 「真っ正直」; the opposites are 「華美」 and 「虚飾」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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