Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 筋(すじ) in Japanese

筋, 条
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
すじ
Romaji
suji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    muscle; tendon; sinew
    Example sentence
    物語の筋はある島を舞台に展開する。 The action of the story takes place on an island.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    vein; artery
    Example sentence
    非暴力というのは私の信仰の第１条だ。 Non-violence is the first article of my faith.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    fiber; fibre; string
    Example sentence
    彼がそのテレビドラマの筋を話す役割をした。 He had the role of narrating the television drama.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    line; stripe; streak
    Example sentence
    第６条議長は全会議を主宰するものとする。 Article 6. The president shall preside at all meetings.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    reason; logic
    Example sentence
    私は日本が憲法第９条を守ることを希望します。 I hope that Japan will abide by Article 9 of her Constitution.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    plot; storyline
    Example sentence
    私は去年、それを別の筋から聞いた。 I heard about it from another source last year.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    lineage; descent
    Example sentence
    私はそのニュースを確かな筋から得た。 I got the news from a reliable source.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
    Example sentence
    君の説明はもっともらしいが、筋がちっとも通ってない。 Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    aptitude; talent
    Example sentence
    君のアイディアは新しいとは言えない。私は去年、それを別の筋から聞いた。 Your idea cannot be brand new. I heard about it from another source last year.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
    Example sentence
    その小説の筋はわからない。 I don't understand this novel's plot.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    well-informed person (in a transaction)
    Example sentence
    そのことは確かな筋から聞いた。 I heard it on good authority.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    Example sentence
    これは確かな筋からの情報だ。 I heard this from a safe source.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    ninth vertical line (shogi)
    Example sentence
    きみが言っていることは筋があまりよく通っていない。 There isn't much logic in what you're saying.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    seam on a helmet
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    social position; status
  • Parts of speech
    noun, used as a suffix, noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    on (a river, road, etc.); along
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, counter
    Meaning
    counter for long thin things
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

Examples of 筋, 条, すじ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

筋 JLPT 1

12 strokes

muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent

On'Yomi: キン

Kun'Yomi: すじ

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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

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