質料 しつりょう Meanings Noun matter (in Aristotelianism) See also: 形相 (ぎょうそう). Kanji 質 quality. Read as シツ. 料 material. Read as リョウ. Words containing 質料 質料因 (しつりょういん) material cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?") Word lists Philosophy Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists