旨 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 旨意味

delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert

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旨 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

むね mune
うま.い uma.i

KUNYOMI　訓読み

シ shi

Examples

彼女から結婚できませんという旨の手紙が届いた。

I received a letter from her to the effect that she couldn’t accept my marriage proposal.

同じ頃、事務員・有村夏恵は、今月を限りに退職する旨を五鬼上に申し入れた。

At the same time, the clerk Natsue Arimura told Gokijo of her intent to resign after this month.

養鶏業は遅かれ早かれ破産するだろうという旨の手紙を彼は私によこした。

He sent me a letter to the effect that his poultry farm would go bankrupt sooner or later.

複数の呼吸器疾患による衰弱のため、彼は先週、指揮者としての仕事を断念する旨の発表を余儀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.

Back to list JLPT N1 Kanji 17

即 instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adapt

柳 willow

舎 cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion

偽 falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery

較 contrast, compare