noun, takes genitive case の

  1. essence, kernel, spirit, pith.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
精髄 せいずい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

refined, ghost, fairy
セイ ショウ しら.げる (5th, N3)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life, (生 variant)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
marrow, pith, essence
ズイ (Late Jr. High, N1)
skeleton, bone, remains
ほね コツ (6th, N2)
cut flesh from bones, (剮 variant)
カ ケ わ.ける
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
appearance of walking
ユウ ウ ゆ.く
possess, have, exist
ユウ あり あ.る (3rd, N4)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)