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旨 kanji: meaning “delicious”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N16 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
delicious
On'yomi
シ
Kun'yomi
むね、うま・い

Picture story to remember 旨

You spend the whole day (日) with a spoon (匕) in hand, because the ice cream is so delicious.

Parts in this story:日

How to write 旨: stroke order

旨 is written with 6 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 旨

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Kanji that share parts with 旨.