実質(じっしつ)

じっしつ
noun, adverb
substance, essence; practically, effectively
business
1. substance, essence, real content
The true content or nature of something as opposed to its outward appearance or nominal value.
実質(じっしつ)的(てき)な価値(かち)は低(ひく)い。
The actual value is low.
名目(めいもく)と実質(じっしつ)は違(ちが)う。
The nominal and the actual are different.
実質(じっしつ)賃金(ちんぎん)は物価(ぶっか)上昇(じょうしょう)に追(お)いつかず、生活(せいかつ)は苦(くる)しくなっている。
Real wages have not kept up with price increases, making life harder.
2. practically, effectively, in effect, virtually
Used adverbially to indicate that something is true in practice even if not officially or nominally so.
彼(かれ)が実質(じっしつ)リーダーだ。
He is effectively the leader.
この提案(ていあん)は実質(じっしつ)却下(きゃっか)されたようなものだ。
This proposal has been practically rejected.
会社(かいしゃ)の経営(けいえい)は実質(じっしつ)副社長(ふくしゃちょう)が握(にぎ)っている。
The vice president effectively runs the company.

Usage

Sense 1 is common in economics: 実質(じっしつ)GDP (実質(じっしつ)国内総生産(こくないそうせいさん)), 実質(じっしつ)賃金(ちんぎん) (real wages), 実質(じっしつ)成長率(せいちょうりつ) (real growth rate). These contrast with 名目(めいもく) (nominal) values. Sense 2 is widely used in everyday conversation to mean "in practice" or "for all intents and purposes."

Common collocations

Related Words

Compare: 名目(めいもく) (nominal, in name only)
Compare: 名実(めいじつ) (name and reality)
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