神髄

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神髄 (hiragana しんずい, romaji shinzui)

  1. (figurative): The spirit or soul of something: its essence, its true quality.
    文学の神髄
    ぶんがくのしんずい
    bungaku no shinzui
    the spirit or essence of literature

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