Moto 旨: Delicious; Relish; Show A Liking ForKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- むね、うま(い)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 56 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 趣旨しゅしmeaning; point (e.g. of a statement)
- 要旨ようしpoint; essentials
- 宗旨しゅうしtenets (of a religious sect); doctrines
- 本旨ほんしmain object; principal object
- 論旨ろんしpoint of an argument; drift of an argument
- 上旨じょうしthe emperor's thoughts
- 主旨しゅしmeaning; point (e.g. of a statement)
- 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
- 奥旨おうしdeep truth; deep knowledge
- 宗旨変えしゅうしがえconversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.)
- 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
- 教旨きょうしdoctrine; teaching
- 旨意しいintent; purpose
- 旨趣ししゅobjective; purport
- 来旨らいしgist of what someone else said
- 特旨とくしspecial consideration (esp. of a monarch, emperor, etc.); special favour
- 綸旨りんじthe Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
- 聖旨せいしimperial command
- 論旨不明ろんしふめいthe point of an argument being unclear; the tenor of an argument being poorly reasoned
- 論旨明快ろんしめいかいthe point of an argument being clearly stated; the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned
- 諭旨ゆしofficial suggestion; official advice
- 諭旨免職ゆしめんしょくresignation under instruction
- 趣旨説明しゅしせつめいexplanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 旨むねprinciple; aim
- 旨いうまいskillful; skilful
- その旨そのむね(words to) that effect
- 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
- 大旨おおむねin general; generally
- 旨い汁うまいしるthe lion's share; the cream
- 旨い汁を吸ううまいしるをすうto be onto a good thing; to make money without working
- 旨い話うまいはなしtoo-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
- 旨い話には裏があるうまいはなしにはうらがあるif it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
- 旨がるうまがるto relish; to show a liking for
- 旨くうまくskilfully; skillfully
- 旨くいくうまくいくto go smoothly; to turn out well
- 旨くやって行くうまくやっていくto get along well with; to make a go of it
- 旨くやるうまくやるto manage something successfully; to be successful
- 旨く行くうまくいくto go smoothly; to turn out well
- 旨とするむねとするto make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
- 旨みうまみgood flavor (flavour); good taste
- 旨み調味料うまみちょうみりょうflavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
- 旨味うまみgood flavor (flavour); good taste
- 旨味調味料うまみちょうみりょうflavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
- 旨塩うましおtasty salt flavour (flavor)
- 旨旨うまうまsuccessfully; nicely
- 旨煮うまにfish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
- 旨酒うまさけhigh-grade sake; good sake
Other readings
- 令旨りょうじprince's message; command of a prince
- 旨々うまうまsuccessfully; nicely
- 激旨げきウマseriously delicious
- 立法趣旨りっぽうしゅしlegislative intent
Kanji that often appear with 旨
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