EntryCommonWaniKani 55
  1. Noun

    essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

    実はこれこそが科学の神髄なのである。
    This, in essence, is the secret of science.

Also written 神髄【しんずい】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

true, reality, Buddhist sect

Kun
ま-まこと
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
279 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

さなさねただただしなおのりまあまこまさまっまどまなまゆみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-8, 2-7-3SKIP code
2k8.1The Kanji Dictionary
4080.1Four corner code
1561deroo
771fUnicode hex code
1-31-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
783Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3926New Nelson (John Haig)
2111New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2616Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
75Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
79Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
278A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
384Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23236Morohashi
514A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
422Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438sakade
227Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
341henshall3
358Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
195crowley
242Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1385Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
75Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

marrow, pith, essence

On
ズイ
Strokes
19
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1652 of 2500
Radical
bone
WaniKani
Level 55

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-10-9, 1-10-8SKIP code
4b14.3The Kanji Dictionary
7423.2Four corner code
3646deroo
9ac4Unicode hex code
1-31-81JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5242Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6791New Nelson (John Haig)
1842New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2316Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1198Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1634Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1290Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1385Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1833A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2826Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1697Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45240PMorohashi
1463A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1740Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1863Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1915Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1926Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1793Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1923Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1299Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sui3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
55WaniKani level