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Meaning of 筋 in Japanese
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筋, 条JLPT 3
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Kana Readingすじ
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Romajisuji
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- muscle; tendon; sinew
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- Parts of speech
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- vein; artery
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- Parts of speech
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- fiber; fibre; string
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- Parts of speech
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- line; stripe; streak
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- Parts of speech
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- reason; logic
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- Parts of speech
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- plot; storyline
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- lineage; descent
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- school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
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- aptitude; talent
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- Parts of speech
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- source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
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- well-informed person (in a transaction)
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- Parts of speech
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- logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
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- ninth vertical line (shogi)
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- Parts of speech
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- seam on a helmet
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- gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
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- social position; status
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- Parts of speech
- noun, used as a suffix, noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
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- on (a river, road, etc.); along
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- Parts of speech
- suffix, counter
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- counter for long thin things
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- Parts of speech
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- (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
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Examples of 筋, 条, すじ in a sentence
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The action of the story takes place on an island.
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Non-violence is the first article of my faith.
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He had the role of narrating the television drama.
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Article 6. The president shall preside at all meetings.
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I hope that Japan will abide by Article 9 of her Constitution.
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I heard about it from another source last year.
Related Kanji
筋
JLPT 1
12 strokes
muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
On'Yomi: キン
Kun'Yomi: すじ
条
JLPT 2
7 strokes
article, clause, item, stripe, streak
On'Yomi: ジョウ, チョウ, デキ
Kun'Yomi: えだ, すじ