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旨

delicious
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingむね、うま.い
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. deliciousRtK
    彼は私を訪れるという主旨の手紙をくれた。He wrote to me to the effect that he would visit me.tatoeba
    彼は私に会えないという趣旨の手紙を私によこした。He sent me a letter saying that he could not see me.tatoeba
  2. relish
  3. show a liking for
  4. purport
  5. will
  6. clever
  7. expert
  1. principle
  2. aim
  3. main purpose
  4. central part
  5. pillar

Homonyms

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Same reading (むね)
胸 · chest棟 · ridge (of roof)

Radicals and components

Radical日sun
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 493

Compound words

趣旨しゅし
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect; goal
本旨ほんし
main object; principal object; true aim
要旨ようし
(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance
論旨ろんし
point of an argument; drift of an argument
旨味うまみ
umami; savoury flavour; the fifth basic taste
叡旨えいし
the emperor's instructions
奥旨おうし
deep truth
厳旨げんし
strict order
旨いうまい
skillful
旨くうまく
skilfully
宗旨しゅうし
tenets (of a religious sect)
大旨おおむね
in general
諭旨ゆし
official suggestion (esp. to resign from one's job)
綸旨りんじ
the Emperor's command
旨い汁うまいしる
the lion's share
旨がるうまがる
to relish
旨くいくうまくいく
to go smoothly
旨く行くうまくいく
to go smoothly
嘉肴ありと雖も食らわずんばその旨きを知らずかこうありといえどもくらわずんばそのうまきをしらず
one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study

Additional Examples

彼は給食を食べに行くという趣旨のメモを残した。
He left a note to the effect that he was going out for lunch.tatoeba
彼は愛していると言う趣旨の手紙を彼女に書いた。
He wrote her to the effect that he loved her.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 旨

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