要旨

Reading

Kana: ようし

Romaji: youshi

Definition

noun

1

point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals

Kanji

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

旨

Readings: シ、 むね、 うま.い

Meanings: delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert

Example Sentence

以下(いか)は大統領(だいとうりょう)の演説(えんぜつ)の要旨(ようし)だ。

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