Japanese word

実質的

Pronunciation

Romajijisshitsuteki

Meaning

  • na-adjectiveactual

Example

名目は変わりましたが、実質的な負担は同じです。mei moku wa ka wa ri ma shi ta ga jis shitsu teki na fu tan wa ona ji de su

The name has changed, but the actual burden is the same.

Illustration for 実質的 (actual)

More examples

彼はその計画に実質的な影響を与えました。kare wa so no kei kaku ni jis shitsu teki na ei kyō o ata e ma shi ta

He had a real influence on the plan.

Core concept

Points to the real substance or effect of something beyond its outward label or official form.

Common phrases

  • 実質的な負担jis shitsu teki na fu tan

    actual burden

  • 実質的な権限jis shitsu teki na ken gen

    actual authority

  • 実質的な利益jis shitsu teki na ri eki

    actual benefit

Definition in Japanese

表向きの名称や扱いではなく、実際に備わっている内容や働きに関するさま。omote mu ki no mei shō ya atsuka i de wa na ku jis sai ni sona wa tte i ru nai yō ya hatara ki ni kan su ru sa ma

Word origin

The adjective 実質的 (jisshitsuteki) combines 実質 (jisshitsu, "substance") with 的 (teki, "-like"), and 実質 itself combines 実 (jitsu, "real") with 質 (shitsu, "quality").

Usage tips

  • In economics, 実質賃金 (jisshitsu chingin) measures buying power rather than the number printed on a paycheck, so it can fall while nominal wages rise.

Other meanings

  • substantialna-adjective

Opposites

  • 名目的meimokutekinominalna-adjective

Related words

  • 実質化jisshitsukasubstantializationnoun
  • 実質性jisshitsuseisubstantialitynoun

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