Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
ずい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
神髓 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しん)(ずい) (shinzui

  1. (figurative) The spirit or soul of something: its essence, its true quality.
    文学(ぶんがく)神髄(しんずい)
    bungaku no shinzui
    the spirit or essence of literature

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN