No. 4,877 in Japanese
物質
"物質" means "matter" or "substance."
In a sentence
物質は固体、液体、または気体の形をとることができます。
Matter can exist in solid, liquid, or gas forms.
In this sentence, '物質' refers to 'matter' as a scientific concept encompassing all physical substances.
何か未知の物質がこの部屋に存在しています。
An unknown substance exists in this room.
Here, '物質' refers to a 'substance,' implying a specific material with unknown properties.
科学者たちは物質の構造とその性質を研究しています。
Scientists are studying the structure and properties of matter.
In this case, '物質' is used to mean 'matter' in a broad sense, relating to its general characteristics in scientific exploration.
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