精髄

Reading

Kana: せいずい

Romaji: seizui

Definition

noun

adj-no

1

essence; kernel; spirit; pith

Kanji

精

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ

Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

髄

Reading: ズイ

Meanings: marrow, pith, essence

Example Sentence

簡潔(かんけつ)は機知(きち)の精髄(せいずい)。

➥Brevity is the soul of wit.