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
Radical: 日
Meaning: sun, day
Reading: ひ
Frequency: 453
Alternative forms:
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
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