ほんしつてき
Honshitsuteki
本質的 (Honshitsuteki) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “essential, substantial, substantive, intrinsic”.
Meanings
- na-adjectiveessential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
Examples
それは本質的に時間の問題だ。
It is essentially a question of time.
私たちの存在は本質的に１つの奇跡だ。
Our existence is a miracle in itself.
いかなる政党も本質的に保守的である。
Any political party is conservative in itself.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).