軟質(なんしつ)

なんしつ
noun
soft quality; soft (material)
1. soft quality; soft type (of a material)
A soft or pliable physical quality of a material, used attributively to classify a substance as the soft variety. The opposite of 硬質(こうしつ) (hard quality).
軟質(なんしつ)のプラスチックを使(つか)う。
To use a soft plastic.
このケースは軟質(なんしつ)素材(そざい)でできている。
This case is made of a soft material.
軟質(なんしつ)ガラスは硬質(こうしつ)ガラスより加工(かこう)しやすい。
Soft glass is easier to work than hard glass.

Used almost exclusively as a modifier classifying a material by hardness, especially for plastics, glass, and similar substances.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 軟質(なんしつ)プラスチック: soft plastic
  • 軟質(なんしつ)ガラス: soft glass
  • 軟質(なんしつ)素材(そざい): soft material

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 硬質(こうしつ): hard quality — the direct antonym.
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