- 真髄
- しんずい【真髄, 神髄】*essence〖U〗《正式》真髄quintessence〖U〗《正式》[the ~]〔…の〕エッセンス, 真髄〔of〕
the quintessence of virtue 徳の真髄
*genius〖U〗[通例 the ~] (時代・国民・言語などの)真髄pith〖U〗《正式》[the ~].* * *しんずい【神髄・真髄】the essence; the quintessence; the pith (and marrow); the spirit; the soul.●騎士道の真髄 the soul of chivalry
・詩の真髄 the essence [quintessence] of poetry.
●文学の真髄に触れる be exposed to the heart of literature.
●歌舞伎の真髄を極める master the essence of Kabuki
・禅の真髄を伝える transmit the essence of Zen.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.