本旨

• 読み: ほんし
• ローマ字: honshi
• 漢字の分解: 本 (hon/moto) — true, fundamental; 旨 (shi/mune) — gist, purport, intent
• 発音: /ho.ɴ.ɕi/

意味

Main purpose; true intent; gist; principal aim. Refers to the essential or fundamental purpose behind something.

Most commonly used in legal, administrative, and academic contexts to describe the central or principal intent of a document, law, or argument. 本旨 suggests that there may be peripheral interpretations, but this is the core meaning. Common collocations include 本旨を逸脱する (to deviate from the main purpose) and 本旨に従う (to act in accordance with the true intent).

例文

1. この法律の本旨は、弱者の権利を守ることにある。
2. 彼の長い演説の本旨は、結局のところ予算増額の要求だった。
3. 条文の字義通りに解釈するのではなく、制定者の本旨に従うべきだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, policy, academic writing, administration

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 本 (hon, true, fundamental) and 旨 (shi, gist, purport, intent). Together they describe the true or fundamental purport — what something is really about at its core, as opposed to peripheral or literal interpretations.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated