旨 means “gist, delicious”

むね · mune

Also: relish, show a liking for, purport

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): むね, うまい
On'yomi (Chinese reading): シ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 6 strokes

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A spoon (匕) over 日: picture a spoonful that holds the best of the dish. Read むね, 旨 is the gist, as in その旨を伝える, to pass word to that effect, and 旨味 is umami, the savory taste a Japanese chemist traced to kelp broth.

Used in 旨味 (umami, savory taste), 趣旨 (shushi, aim/gist), and その旨 (sono mune, to that effect)

旨 means “gist, delicious”

The story

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