実質 (Jisshitsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “substance, essence, substantive, substantial”.
Meanings
- nounsubstance; essence
- adjectival nounsubstantive; substantial; essential; real (e.g. interest rate)
- adverbin essence; in effect; essentially; effectively; practically
- nounparenchyma
Examples
彼の提案は実質上命令であった。
His suggestion was, effectively, an order.
昨年の所得の実質成長は５％だった。
Last year's growth of income was 5% after inflation.
日本の実質ＧＮＰ成長率は５％だった。
Japan's inflation-adjusted GNP growth rate was 5%.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).