趣旨

しゅし · shushi · JLPT N1 · noun

meaning

趣 (purport) + 旨 (intent): the intent behind a text is its meaning

趣 means taste or interest, and 旨 means purpose or gist. Together they name the purport: the gist a speaker intends, which is the meaning of a passage.

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