音読み: シ
訓読み: むね
画数: 6
部首: 日（ひ）
Meaning
Delicious / Aim / Gist / Intention / Meaning.
- 旨い — tasty; skillful
- 旨味 — savoriness; umami
- 趣旨 — purpose; aim
- 論旨 — main point of an argument
- 要旨 — gist; summary; abstract
- 旨肴 — fine delicacies for sake
- その旨 — to that effect; the purport
旨 connects the sun/day element 日 with a mouth-like form, evoking “something taken in and savored.” From the idea of “tasty,” it broadens to the “main point” or essence of something — the aim or gist.
Link 旨 with 味 (taste). If something is うまい, it’s “tasty,” and 旨 also points to the good part — the main point or gist. Taste → essence is a memorable bridge from flavor to meaning.
Forms
趣旨 — purpose; the main aim