What does kanji 旨 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 旨 is delicious.

How is kanji 旨 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 旨 are むね, うま.い; the onyomi readings are シ.

What is the main radical of kanji 旨?

The main radical for kanji 旨 is 日.

What words use kanji 旨?

Example words that use kanji 旨 include 上手い, 旨, うまい汁, うまい汁を吸う.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

旨

Meaning

Kanji 旨

delicious

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: むねうま.い
Onyomi 音読み: シ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1166
Strokes: 6
Radical: 日
Components: 匕 • 日
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

31 common entries

Showing 31 of 53 entries that include this kanji.

上手い

うまい

delicious

旨

むね

instructions

うまい汁

うまいしる

the lion's share

うまい汁を吸う

うまいしるをすう

to be onto a good thing

うまい話

うまいはなし

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds)

うまい話には裏がある

うまいはなしにはうらがある

if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

うまくやって行く

うまくやっていく

to get along well with

うま塩

うましお

tasty salt flavour (flavor)

うま味調味料

うまみちょうみりょう

flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate)

旨々

うまうま

(yummy) food

旨がる

うまがる

to relish

旨くやる

うまくやる

to manage something successfully

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この魚は本当に旨い。

This fish is really delicious.

彼の話の旨がやっと分かった。

I finally understood the gist of what he was saying.

手紙には旅の旨が簡潔に書かれていた。

The purpose of the trip was written briefly in the letter.

その旨はすでに全員に伝えました。

I have already informed everyone of that.

店主おすすめの一品は旨くて安い。

The dish recommended by the owner is tasty and cheap.