# 旨 — gist; delicious

旨 means “gist; delicious”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: むね (mune), うま(い) (umai). You'll see it in words such as 旨 (mune, “principle; aim”).

- Meaning: gist; delicious
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: むね (mune), うま(い) (umai)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Thinking & noticing 2

## How to remember 旨

Parts: 匕 sitting person; spoon · 日 sun; day

## Words with 旨

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 旨 | むね (mune) | principle; aim |

## Don't confuse it with

[指](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/finger/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 2” set

[析](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/analyse/) · [顧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-back/) · [哲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/philosophy/) · [妥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/compromise/) · [旨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gist/) · [憶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/recollect/) · [概](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/broad-outline/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gist/. Last updated 2026-11-01.