神髄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	髄
しん Grade: 3	ずい Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
神髓 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 真(しん)髄(ずい) (shinzui)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) し​んずい [shíꜜǹzùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩnd͡zɨᵝi]

Noun

神(しん)髄(ずい) • (shinzui) 

1. (figurative) The spirit or soul of something: its essence, its true quality.

   文学(ぶんがく)の神髄(しんずい)

   bungaku no shinzui

   the spirit or essence of literature