要義

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (要義)		要	義
simp. (要义)		要	义

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yàoyì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yàoyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàoyì
  - Wade–Giles: yao⁴-i⁴
  - Yale: yàu-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawyih
  - Palladius: яои (jaoi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

Noun

要義

essentials; key points

Synonyms

主旨 (zhǔzhǐ)
大意 (dàyì)
大旨 (dàzhǐ)
指歸 / 指归 (zhǐguī) (literary)
旨要 (zhǐyào)
歸趣 / 归趣 (guīqù) (literary)
要旨 (yàozhǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
要	義
よう Grade: 4	ぎ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よーぎ [yóꜜògì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɡʲi]

Noun

要(よう)義(ぎ) • (yōgi) ^{←えうぎ (eugi)^?}

essence (inherent nature of a thing or idea)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
要	義

Noun

要義 • (youi) (hangeul 요의)

hanja form^? of 요의 (“essentials; key points”)