旨

Meaning

旨 centers on the idea of something being essentially good or intended: delicious taste, a liking for something, the gist or purpose of a matter, and by extension clever or expert handling that gets to the heart of things.

• 旨むね

  principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar

• 趣旨しゅし
  N1

  meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

• 旨みうまみ
  N2

  good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness

• 要旨ようし
  N2

  (main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary; outline; abstract

• 論旨ろんし

  point of an argument; drift of an argument

• 宗旨しゅうし

  tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines

• 本旨ほんし

  main object; principal object; true aim

• その旨そのむね

  (words to) that effect

• 上旨じょうし

  the emperor's thoughts

• 令旨りょうじ

  prince's message; command of a prince

• 内旨ないし

  emperor's secret orders

• 勅旨ちょくし

  imperial order; imperial will

• 厳旨げんし

  strict order; your order

• 叡旨えいし

  the emperor's instructions

• 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; one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it

• 奥旨おうし

  deep truth; deep knowledge

• 宗旨替えしゅうしがえ

  conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.)

• 宣旨せんじ

  written imperial order (late Heian period)

• 御旨ぎょし

  thoughts; feelings

• 御旨みむね

  God's will

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