Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

旨: delicious, relish

Also: show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert

JLPT N16 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

匕 and 日 carry the meaning

6 strokes

Three readings, and the words that use each

シshi · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 趣旨しゅしmeaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist
  • 要旨ようし(main) point; gist; key points
  • 論旨ろんしpoint of an argument; drift of an argument
  • 本旨ほんしmain object; principal object; true aim

むねmune · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 旨むねprinciple; aim; main purpose

うまいumai · kun'yomi

  • 旨いうまいskillful; skilful; skilled

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“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
More in the 日 sun story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
匕

Also built on spoon (匕)

All 9
日

Also built on sun (日)

All 70

旨 gives its sound to

The family reading is シ (shi). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read シ

63 kanji share this on'yomiAll 63

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
旨 delicious · 匕
vs白 white
旨 adds 匕.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhǐ

Same form: 旨 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
旨 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
旨 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin zhǐ most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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