軟質(なんしつ)

なんしつ
noun, no-adjective
soft quality; soft (material)
descriptive
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.

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Antonym: 硬質(こうしつ) (hard quality)
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Added 2026.6.21 3:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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