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    3. 真髄

    真髄

    真しん髄ずい

    essence

    KMT9News #25+1CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    神髄

    しんずい

    Noun

    1.
    essence, quintessence, spirit, soul, heart, pith (and marrow)

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    彼かれの話はなしは、この問もん題だいの真しん髄ずいを突ついていた。

    His talk hit the essence of this problem.

    KMT7Core Concepts
    禅ぜんの教おしえの真しん髄ずいは、日ひ々びの生せい活かつの中 にこそある。

    The true essence of Zen teachings lies precisely within daily life.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    彼かれの言こと葉ばには、人にん間げんの心こころの真しん髄ずいを洞どう察さつする深ふかみがあった。

    His words had a depth that insightfully grasped the essence of the human heart.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychologyphilosophy
    茶さ道どうの真しん髄ずいは、形けい式しきだけでなく、おもてなしの心こころにある。

    The true essence of the tea ceremony lies not just in its form, but in the spirit of hospitality.

    KMT9Culture & Traditions
    彼かれの作さく品ひんは、日に本ほんの伝でん統とう美びの真しん髄ずいを現げん代だいに伝つたえるものである。

    His work conveys the true essence of traditional Japanese aesthetics to the present day.

    KMT10Art & DesignCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    真
    ま・ま-・まこと…(16)
    true・reality・Buddhist sect
    髄
    marrow・pith・essence
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