EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun

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

    彼のスピーチの主旨を教えてください。
    Tell me the substance of his speech.
  2. goal; intent; object; aim; point

Also written 主旨【しゅし】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become

Kun
おもむきおもむ.く
On
シュ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1153 of 2500
Radical
run
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-7-8SKIP code
6e9.1The Kanji Dictionary
4180.4, 4780.4Four corner code
1470deroo
8da3Unicode hex code
1-28-81JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4544Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5854New Nelson (John Haig)
3317New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4111Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2087Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2827Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
820Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
883Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1193A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2422Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1047Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
37207Morohashi
1350A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1002Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1039Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1790Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1805Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
310Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1758Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
828Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu4, cu4Pinyin reading
chwi, chugKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert

Kun
むねうま.い
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1166 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-4SKIP code
4c2.2The Kanji Dictionary
2260.1, 2160.1Four corner code
1278deroo
65e8Unicode hex code
1-27-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
752Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2414New Nelson (John Haig)
2024New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2516Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1278Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1744Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
455Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
493Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1151A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
263Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1069Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13738Morohashi
1312A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1040Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1081Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1403Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1077Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1349Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
232Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
465Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi3Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level