ジッシツ
Meanings
Noun
1. substance; essence
But it wasn't entirely without substance.
Adjective (の)
2. substantive; substantial; essential; real (e.g. interest rate)
3. in essence; in effect; essentially; effectively; practically
No, it was practically free.
Noun
Anatomy
4. parenchyma
Pitch accent
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ッシツ
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
virtually zero (e.g. interest rate); effectively zero; net zero (carbon emissions)
Examples (7 in total)
But the substance hasn't changed, has it?
Substance matters more than form.
But it wasn't entirely without substance.
Our suggestions were, in effect, almost the same.
No, it was practically free.
That statement is essentially an admission, isn't it?
Price increases explain the difference between the real and nominal growth rates.