delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport
Also: will, clever, expert
On'yomi (音読み)
- シ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- むね
- うま.い
About this kanji
The kanji 旨 primarily means delicious or to show a liking for something. It is often used as a noun but can also appear in verbs. You can find it in compounds like 趣旨 (しゅし), which means 'meaning,' and 要旨 (ようし), meaning 'main point.' Another example is 論旨 (ろんし), which refers to the point of an argument. 旨 can also convey the idea of an intention or purpose, so it's not just about food. A common note about this kanji is that while it can indicate something tasty, it also emphasizes the deeper meaning or essence behind someone's words or actions.
Example sentences
この料理の旨さに驚いた。
I was amazed by the deliciousness of this dish.
Meanings across languages
- English
- delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert
- Tiếng Việt
- ngon miệng
- 日本語
- 旨い
- 한국어
- 맛있는
- 中文
- 美味
- id
- lezat, menikmati, menunjukkan ketertarikan, niat, cerdas, ahli
- th
- อร่อย, ชื่นชม, แสดงความชอบ, เจตนา, ฉลาด, เชี่ยวชาญ
- es
- delicioso, deleitarse, mostrar gusto, intención, inteligente, experto
- fr
- délicieux, se délecter, montrer une préférence, intention, malin, expert
- de
- lecker, genießen, geschmacksvoll, wollen, schlau, meisterhaft
- pt
- delicioso, saborear, mostrar gosto, intenção, inteligente, especialista
Common compounds
- 趣旨meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist
- 要旨(main) point, gist, key points
- 本旨main object, principal object, true aim
- 論旨point of an argument, drift of an argument
- 宗旨tenets (of a religious sect), doctrines, (religious) sect
- 叡旨the emperor's instructions
- 奥旨deep truth, deep knowledge
- 厳旨strict order, your order
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