Vocabulary

What does 要旨 (ようし, youshi) mean?

要旨 (ようし, youshi) means main point, summary.

Quick facts
Readingようし
Romajiyoushi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ようし
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyoushi

main point, summary

  1. 1noun (main) point; gist; key points

Example sentences

  • I summarized the abstract of the thesis.

  • I will note down the gist of the meeting.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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