How to say essence in Japanese

JLPTN1
本質★【ほんしつhonshitsu】

noun / ~の noun:

  • essence; true nature; substance; reality

Example Sentences

「『ゆうyuuきki』ってtte、やっぱyappa自分jibunのno名前namae入れるireruんnだda」「そうsouだdaよyo、これkoreがgaロープレROOPUREのno基本kihonじゃんjan」
"'Yuki', so you do put your own name in." "Yup, isn't that roleplaying's essence?"
彼kareはha根っからのnekkarano親切shinsetsuだda。
He is the essence of kindness.
人間ningenのno歴史rekishiはha本質的にhonshitsutekiniはha思想shisouのno歴史rekishiであるdearu。
Human history is in essence a history of ideas.
親切心shinsetsushinはha礼儀reigiのno本質honshitsuであるdearu。
Kindness is the essence of politeness.
樹皮juhiからkaraエキスEKISUをwo抽出chuushutsuするsuru。
Extract an essence from the bark of a tree.

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