JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 旨: "delicious, relish, show a liking for"
The kanji 旨 means "delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シ in on'yomi and むね, うま.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むねうま.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1166 of 2,501 |
Common words with 旨
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 旨くやるto manage something successfully; to be successful
- 旨principle; aim; main purpose; central part · purport; gist; drift; meaning
- 趣旨meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect · goal; intent; object; aim
- その旨(words to) that effect
- 内旨emperor's secret orders
- 旨みgood flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness · umami (fifth category of taste in food)
- 旨とするto make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
- 旨々successfully; nicely · (yummy) food; yum-yum
- 論旨point of an argument; drift of an argument
- 宗旨tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines · (religious) sect; denomination; religion; faith
- 要旨(main) point; gist; key points; essentials
- 宗旨替えconversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.) · change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
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