旨

むね

Also written 宗

Meanings

彼女から結婚できませんという旨の手紙が届いた。
I received a letter from her to the effect that she couldn't accept my marriage proposal.
彼女はまた近いうちに便りを出す旨を手紙に付け加えた。
She added in her letter that she would write again soon.
複数の呼吸器疾患による衰弱のため、彼は先週、指揮者としての仕事を断念する旨の発表を余儀なくされたばかりでした。
Weakness brought on by a number of respiratory ailments had forced him just last week to announce that he was giving up his conducting career.
養鶏業は遅かれ早かれ破産するだろうという旨の手紙を彼は私によこした。
He sent me a letter to the effect that his poultry farm would go bankrupt sooner or later.
同じ頃、事務員・有村夏恵は、今月を限りに退職する旨を五鬼上に申し入れた。
At the same time, the clerk Natsue Arimura told Gokijo of her intent to resign after this month.