しゅ

noun

  1. meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect.
  2. goal, intent, object, aim, point.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅ
趣旨 しゅし
しゅ
主旨 しゅし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

purport, gist, elegance
シュ おもむき おもむ.く (7th, N1)
run
はし.る ソウ はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
delicious, relish, show a liking for
シ むね うま.い (7th, N1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)