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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

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

Kunyomi: むね, うま.い

Onyomi: シ

Composition: 匕 日

旨

Radical

Radical: 日

Meaning: sun, day

Reading: ひ

Frequency: 453

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

日

Examples

Onyomi Examples

旨意 (シイ) intent, purpose, aim

旨趣 (シシュ) objective, purport, intent

本旨 (ホンシ) main object, principal object, true aim

宗旨 (シュウシ) tenets (of a religious sect), doctrines, (religious) sect, denomination, religion, faith, one's principles, one's tastes, one's preferences

Kunyomi Examples

旨 (むね) principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes

旨とする (むねとする) to make it a principle to ..., to aim at doing

その旨 (そのむね) (words to) that effect

御旨 (みむね) God's will

上手い (うまい) skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid

うまい汁 (うまいしる) the lion's share, the cream

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