JLPT N2 · Noun

要旨 (youshi)

要旨 (ようし, youshi) is a Japanese noun meaning “(main) point; gist”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ようし
Romaji: youshi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance · noun

Example sentences

以下は大統領の演説の要旨だ。

The following is a summary of the President's speech.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 要旨

要

need, main point, essenceヨウ・い.る・かなめ · 9 strokes

旨

delicious, relish, show a liking forシ・むね・うま.い · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 要旨.

要るいるto be needed必要ひつようnecessary重要じゅうようimportant主要しゅようchief需要じゅようdemand要求ようきゅうdemand要素ようそelement要点ようてんgist要するにようするにin short要領ようりょうpoint要因よういんmain cause要請ようせいappeal要望ようぼうdemand for要ようmain point

Source: JMdict entry 1546770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.