筋すじ
Meanings
Noun
1. muscle; tendon; sinew
2. vein; artery
3. fiber; fibre; string
4. line; stripe; streak
5. reason; logic
6. plot; storyline
7. lineage; descent
8. school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
9. aptitude; talent
10. source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
11. well-informed person (in a transaction)
12. effective move; logical move; suji; tesuji
13. ninth vertical line
14. seam on a helmet
15. gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
16. social position; status
Adjective (の)
Noun
Suffix
17. on (a river, road, etc.); along
Counter
Suffix
18. counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
Suffix
19. street (in Osaka)
Archaic
Counter
Suffix
20. (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
Kanji used
muscle
Pitch accent
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Top 3200
Used in vocabulary (98 in total)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
reason; right
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
bridge of the nose
swordsmanship
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
reason; logic; method; system; order
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
main thread (of a story)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
outline; summary; gist; basic points
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
highway route (Edo period); main route
path to victory
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
lineage; pedigree; family line
people close to the head man
people close to the head man
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; tesuji; skillful, precise move which is the best or most efficient in a local position
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
course of a river; land along a river
plot (of a story)
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
outline; summary; argument
reason; right
course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)
lineage; pedigree; ancestry
government sources; official quarters
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
channel (of a stream, valley, etc.)
to make sense; to be consistent
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to pull a muscle; to strain a muscle
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
diagonally opposite
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
diagonally opposite
salted salmon roe
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
gold stripes
transversal; lateral stripes
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
poorly selling line (of products); unprofitable line
diplomatic source
outline; summary; argument
stripe; streak; striation
ridge line; ridge trail
diagonally opposite
diagonally opposite
route beside a mountain stream
beef sinew; beef tendon
influential quarters
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
large-scale operators; big traders
valued customer; profitable customer
reliable source
outline; summary; argument
sinewy meat
bullish traders; bull interests; long side
bearish traders; bear interests; short side
sources (e.g. in journalism); information channels; information sources
(paper) scoring
business connections
row seeding; drill seeding; drilling (seeds)
authoritative sources
unsophisticated move; anti-suji
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
sabre-toothed blenny (Aspidontus taeniatus)
Indian bait prawn (Palaemon pacificus)
lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens)
camel toe (i.e. female genitals visible through tight clothing)
Examples (4 in total)
I heard this from a safe source.
I don't understand this novel's plot.
The action of the story takes place on an island.