Kanji
旨
N1
6 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1166
delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will
On'yomi (音読み)
シ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
むね、 うま.い
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
趣旨
しゅし
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement)
要旨
ようし
(main) point; gist
論旨
ろんし
point of an argument; drift of an argument
本旨
ほんし
main object; principal object
宗旨
しゅうし
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines
論旨不明
ろんしふめい
the point of an argument being unclear; the tenor of an argument being poorly reasoned
御旨
ぎょし
thoughts; feelings
宣旨
せんじ
written imperial order (late Heian period)
来旨
らいし
gist of what someone else said
趣旨説明
しゅしせつめい
explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
旨
むね
principle; aim
旨とする
むねとする
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
御旨
みむね
God's will
その旨
そのむね
(words to) that effect
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; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use
宗旨替え
しゅうしがえ
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.)
旨タレ
うまたれ
tasty sauce; tasty dressing
Example sentences
彼(かれ)は私(わたし)に会(あ)えないという趣旨(しゅし)の手紙(てがみ)を私(わたし)によこした。
He sent me a letter saying that he could not see me.
彼(かれ)は愛(あい)していると言(い)う趣旨(しゅし)の手紙(てがみ)を彼女(かのじょ)に書(か)いた。
He wrote her to the effect that he loved her.
養鶏業(ようけいぎょう)は遅かれ早(おそかれはや)かれ破産(はさん)するだろうという旨(むね)の手紙(てがみ)を彼(かれ)は私(わたし)によこした。
He sent me a letter to the effect that his poultry farm would go bankrupt sooner or later.
複数(ふくすう)の呼吸器疾患(こきゅうきしっかん)による衰弱(すいじゃく)のため、彼(かれ)は先週(せんしゅう)、指揮者(しきしゃ)としての仕事(しごと)を断念(だんねん)する旨(むね)の発表(はっぴょう)を余儀(よぎ)なくされたばかりでした。
Weakness brought on by a number of respiratory ailments had forced him just last week to announce that he was giving up his conducting career.