Meaning of 旨 in Japanese
Definition of 旨
- (n) center (centre); pillar; principle
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purport; gist; drift; meaning
彼女から結婚できませんという旨の手紙が届いた。
I received a letter from her to the effect that she couldn't accept my marriage proposal.
Words related to 旨
- (n) the emperor's instructions
- (n) deep truth; deep knowledge
- (n) strict order; your order
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(adj-i) skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful
「時間通りに、自分の教室に旨く行き着くことができる」と彼は考えた。
"I can make it to my class on time," he thought. -
delicious; appetizing; appetising
あそこの食べ物はうまいし値段も安いが、地の利が悪いのが難点だね。
That place's food is great and their prices are good but the fly in the ointment is their terrible location. -
fortunate; splendid; promising
それはあまりにもうますぎる話だ。
That's too good a story to be true.
- (n) the lion's share; the cream
- (v5r) to relish; to show a liking for
- (adv) skilfully; skillfully; well; aptly; cleverly
- successfully; smoothly
- deliciously
- (v5k-s) to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
- (n) thought
- (n) good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness
- umami (fifth category of taste, corresponding to the flavour of glutamates)
- skill
- profit
Sentences containing 旨
Find mutual interests, and you will get along with each other.