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[しん()·ずい()]
shinzui
noun, no adjective

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[しん()·ずい()]
shinzui

English Meaning(s) for 真髄

noun, no adjective
  1. essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith; pith and marrow

Definition and Synonyms for 真髄

Quintessence the purest and most concentrated essence of something
Synonyms: 神髄
Ether the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water
Synonyms: 心髄, 神髄, 精髄
Essence any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
Synonyms: エキス, エッセンス, , , , 実質, 心髄, 本質, 正身, 真諦, 眼目, 神髄, 精髄,
Ether was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
Synonyms: 心髄, 神髄, 精髄

Meanings for each kanji in 真髄

» true; reality; Buddhist sect
» marrow; pith

Categories 真髄 is a member of

Substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
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Heart And Soul the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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Element one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
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