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Found 2 definitions

1.                 From Japanese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
    [news1]  [nf16]  旨 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, 宗 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/,  [news1]  [nf16] むね /mˈɯᵝne̞/
   1. (noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
   center (centre), pillar, principle
   2. (旨)
   purport, gist, drift, meaning
   
                   
                 

2.                 From Japanese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
    [news1]  [nf05]  宗 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/,  [news1]  [nf05] しゅう /ɕˈɯᵝɯᵝ/
   (noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
   sect