What does 質 (shitsu | しつ) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

量より質が重要だ。
ryō yori shitsu ga jūyō da.
Quality is more important than quantity.

良質の建材が不足している。
ryōshitsu no kenzai ga fusoku shi te iru.
There is a shortage of good building wood.

畑違いの品質管理課は如何ですか？
hatakechigai no hinshitsu kanri ka wa ikaga desu ka?
How are you finding the Quality Control department?

良質の品を買うのは経済的である。
ryōshitsu no shina o kau no wa keizai teki de aru.
It is an economy to buy good quality goods.

悪質な迷惑電話、ワンギリにご注意！！
akushitsu na meiwaku denwa, wangiri ni go chūi!!
Beware of 'One Ring' malicious nuisance calls!!

ゼラチンは、冷えると固まる性質があります。
zerachin wa, hieru to katamaru seishitsu ga ari masu.
Gelatine has the property of setting as it cools.

良質の果物が冬には不足し、値段も高くなる。
ryōshitsu no kudamono ga fuyu ni wa fusoku shi, nedan mo takaku naru.
Good fruit is scarce in winter, and costs a lot. | Good quality fruit is scarce in the winter and it costs a lot.

iTunesのＭＰ３エンコーダは音質が悪いって本当？
### - iTunes no ＭP san enkōda wa onshitsu ga warui tte hontō?
Is it true that the iTunes' MP3 encoder has poor sound quality?

楽器・機材の質は完全にプロ仕様！ですが値段は何処よりも安い！
gakki . kizai no shitsu wa kanzen ni puro shiyō! desu ga nedan wa doko yori mo yasui!
The musical instruments and parts are completely professional quality! And yet the prices are lower than anywhere! | The musical instruments and parts are all professional grade! And the prices are the lowest anywhere!

一酸化炭素とは炭素化合物の不完全燃焼で発生する有害物質です。
issanka tanso to wa tanso kagō butsu no fukanzen nenshō de hassei suru yūgai busshitsu desu.
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.

くれぐれも浄水器の悪質訪問販売業者や無料点検商法にはご注意ください。
kureguremo jōsui ki no akushitsu hōmon hanbai gyūsha ya muryō tenken shōhō ni wa go chūi kudasai.
Please exercise every caution against cowboy salesmen of water purifiers and fraudulent-test sales.

さすがは、王子様ですわね。きっとただならない傑物の素質をお持ちなのですわ。
sasuga wa, ōji sama desu wa ne. kitto tada nara nai ketsubutsu no soshitsu o o mochi na no desu wa.
Isn't that just what you'd expect from the prince? He certainly has the character of a truly great man.

進化という科学的真理が反対しようもないほど確証されるもので、実質的に論駁できない。
shinka toyū kagaku teki shinri ga hantai shi yō mo nai hodo kakushō sa reru mono de, jisshitsu teki ni ronbaku deki nai.
The scientific truth of evolution is so overwhelmingly established, that it is virtually impossible to refute.

「いくら食べても太らない体質だから大丈夫だ」「今この瞬間世界中の人を敵に回したよ」.
' ikura tabe te mo futora nai taishitsu da kara daijōbu da ' ' ima kono junkan sekaijū no hito o teki ni mawashi ta yo '
"My metabolism is such that no matter how much I eat I don't put on weight." "Just now, this second, you've made enemies of people throughout the world.".

勝手に水質検査を行ったあげく浄水器を売りつけるなど、悪質な訪問販売が多発しています。
katte ni suishitsu kensa o okonatta ageku jōsui ki o uritsukeru nado, akushitsu na hōmon hanbai ga tahatsu shi te i masu.
There are frequent instances of malicious door-to-door selling, such as pushing water purifiers on people after carrying out water quality tests without permission.

MPEG-4 AVC録画の実力テスト：使いやすさはもとより、画質・音質の実力も高い。
MPEG - 4 AVC rokuga no jitsuryoku tesuto : tsukai yasu sa wa motoyori, gashitsu . onshitsu no jitsuryoku mo takai.
MPEG-4 AVC recording practical test: It was always easy to use, now the picture and sound quality is high too.

体が触れられたとき肌の感覚器官は脳に信号を送り、エンドルフィンのような化学物質が放出される。
karada ga fure rare ta toki hada no kankaku kikan wa nō ni shingō o okuri, en dorufin no yō na kagaku busshitsu ga hōjutsu sa reru.
When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.

先日我が家の水質検査を行いました。ある有名会社の環境分析センターとかいうところにしてもらいました。
senjitsu wagaya no suishitsu kensa o okonai mashi ta. aru yūmei kaisha no kankyō bunseki sentā tokayū tokoro ni shi te morai mashi ta.
The other day, a water quality inspection was carried out at our house. We had it done by a certain famous company's Environment Analysis Center or some such name.

ドルが円をはじめとする主要なアジア通貨に対して急落しているなか、実質上のドルペッグ政策を採っている中国の人民元は割安となっている。
doru ga en o hajime to suru juyō na ajia tsūka nitaishite kyūraku shi te iru naka, jisshitsu jō no dorupeggu seisaku o totte iru chūgoku no jinminge wa wariyasu to natte iru.
In the midst of the dollar falling hard against the Yen and other major Eastern currencies the Chinese Yuan, with China effectively taking a 'dollar peg' policy, has become cheap.

	The Japanese word
	質
	is pronounced
	shitsu \| しつ
	means
	quality, nature (of person)

	Examples:
	量より質が重要だ。 ryō yori shitsu ga jūyō da. Quality is more important than quantity.
	良質の建材が不足している。 ryōshitsu no kenzai ga fusoku shi te iru. There is a shortage of good building wood.
	畑違いの品質管理課は如何ですか？ hatakechigai no hinshitsu kanri ka wa ikaga desu ka? How are you finding the Quality Control department?
	良質の品を買うのは経済的である。 ryōshitsu no shina o kau no wa keizai teki de aru. It is an economy to buy good quality goods.
	悪質な迷惑電話、ワンギリにご注意！！ akushitsu na meiwaku denwa, wangiri ni go chūi!! Beware of 'One Ring' malicious nuisance calls!!
	ゼラチンは、冷えると固まる性質があります。 zerachin wa, hieru to katamaru seishitsu ga ari masu. Gelatine has the property of setting as it cools.
	良質の果物が冬には不足し、値段も高くなる。 ryōshitsu no kudamono ga fuyu ni wa fusoku shi, nedan mo takaku naru. Good fruit is scarce in winter, and costs a lot. \| Good quality fruit is scarce in the winter and it costs a lot.
	iTunesのＭＰ３エンコーダは音質が悪いって本当？ ### - iTunes no ＭP san enkōda wa onshitsu ga warui tte hontō? Is it true that the iTunes' MP3 encoder has poor sound quality?
	楽器・機材の質は完全にプロ仕様！ですが値段は何処よりも安い！ gakki . kizai no shitsu wa kanzen ni puro shiyō! desu ga nedan wa doko yori mo yasui! The musical instruments and parts are completely professional quality! And yet the prices are lower than anywhere! \| The musical instruments and parts are all professional grade! And the prices are the lowest anywhere!
	一酸化炭素とは炭素化合物の不完全燃焼で発生する有害物質です。 issanka tanso to wa tanso kagō butsu no fukanzen nenshō de hassei suru yūgai busshitsu desu. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.
	くれぐれも浄水器の悪質訪問販売業者や無料点検商法にはご注意ください。 kureguremo jōsui ki no akushitsu hōmon hanbai gyūsha ya muryō tenken shōhō ni wa go chūi kudasai. Please exercise every caution against cowboy salesmen of water purifiers and fraudulent-test sales.
	さすがは、王子様ですわね。きっとただならない傑物の素質をお持ちなのですわ。 sasuga wa, ōji sama desu wa ne. kitto tada nara nai ketsubutsu no soshitsu o o mochi na no desu wa. Isn't that just what you'd expect from the prince? He certainly has the character of a truly great man.
	進化という科学的真理が反対しようもないほど確証されるもので、実質的に論駁できない。 shinka toyū kagaku teki shinri ga hantai shi yō mo nai hodo kakushō sa reru mono de, jisshitsu teki ni ronbaku deki nai. The scientific truth of evolution is so overwhelmingly established, that it is virtually impossible to refute.
	「いくら食べても太らない体質だから大丈夫だ」「今この瞬間世界中の人を敵に回したよ」. ' ikura tabe te mo futora nai taishitsu da kara daijōbu da ' ' ima kono junkan sekaijū no hito o teki ni mawashi ta yo ' "My metabolism is such that no matter how much I eat I don't put on weight." "Just now, this second, you've made enemies of people throughout the world.".
	勝手に水質検査を行ったあげく浄水器を売りつけるなど、悪質な訪問販売が多発しています。 katte ni suishitsu kensa o okonatta ageku jōsui ki o uritsukeru nado, akushitsu na hōmon hanbai ga tahatsu shi te i masu. There are frequent instances of malicious door-to-door selling, such as pushing water purifiers on people after carrying out water quality tests without permission.
	MPEG-4 AVC録画の実力テスト：使いやすさはもとより、画質・音質の実力も高い。 MPEG - 4 AVC rokuga no jitsuryoku tesuto : tsukai yasu sa wa motoyori, gashitsu . onshitsu no jitsuryoku mo takai. MPEG-4 AVC recording practical test: It was always easy to use, now the picture and sound quality is high too.
	体が触れられたとき肌の感覚器官は脳に信号を送り、エンドルフィンのような化学物質が放出される。 karada ga fure rare ta toki hada no kankaku kikan wa nō ni shingō o okuri, en dorufin no yō na kagaku busshitsu ga hōjutsu sa reru. When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.
	先日我が家の水質検査を行いました。ある有名会社の環境分析センターとかいうところにしてもらいました。 senjitsu wagaya no suishitsu kensa o okonai mashi ta. aru yūmei kaisha no kankyō bunseki sentā tokayū tokoro ni shi te morai mashi ta. The other day, a water quality inspection was carried out at our house. We had it done by a certain famous company's Environment Analysis Center or some such name.
	ドルが円をはじめとする主要なアジア通貨に対して急落しているなか、実質上のドルペッグ政策を採っている中国の人民元は割安となっている。 doru ga en o hajime to suru juyō na ajia tsūka nitaishite kyūraku shi te iru naka, jisshitsu jō no dorupeggu seisaku o totte iru chūgoku no jinminge wa wariyasu to natte iru. In the midst of the dollar falling hard against the Yen and other major Eastern currencies the Chinese Yuan, with China effectively taking a 'dollar peg' policy, has become cheap.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org