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要旨 (ようし): Gist / main points — Japanese vocabulary

要旨 is read ようし and means "Gist / main points". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

要旨

Reading
ようし · youshi
Translation
Gist / main points
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ようしが

Example

以下は大統領の演説の要旨だ。

いかはだいとうりょうのえんぜつのようしだ。

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

Kanji in this word

  • 要 — need, important
  • 旨 — Delicious, Relish, Show A Liking For

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