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    3. 要旨

    要旨

    要よう旨し

    (main) point

    N2KMT4News #5+1CoreNounEducationKanji Vocab15 strokes

    ようし

    Noun

    1.
    (main) point, gist, key points, essentials, substance, summary, outline, abstract

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    この本ほんの要よう旨しは何なんですか。

    What is the gist of this book?

    KMT3Education
    会かい議ぎの要よう旨しをまとめてください。

    Please summarize the main points of the meeting.

    KMT4Work & Career
    先せん生せいはレポートの要よう旨しを短みじかく書かくように指し示じした。

    The teacher instructed us to write a short summary for the report.

    KMT4Education
    このプレゼンテーションの要よう旨しは、環かん境きょう保ほ護ごの重じゅう要よう性せいです。

    The main point of this presentation is the importance of environmental protection.

    KMT5EducationNature & Environment
    論ろん文ぶんの冒ぼう頭とうには、研けん究きゅうの要よう旨しが記き載さいされているべきだ。

    The abstract of the research should be included at the beginning of the paper.

    KMT6EducationScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    要
    い.る・かなめ…(2)
    need・main point・essence・pivot・key to
    旨
    むね・うま.い…(1)
    delicious・relish・show a liking for・purport・will…(2)
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