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. logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
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
19. (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
Pitch accent
Top 24000
Used in vocabulary (88 in total)
outline; summary; argument
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
bridge of nose
beef sinew; beef tendon
reason; logic; method; system; order
reason; right
path; route; itinerary
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
sinewy meat
vein (esp. in head)
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
salted salmon roe
main thread (of a story)
people close to the head man
bridge of nose
to become sinewy; to behave formally
outline; summary; gist; basic points
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
course of a river; land along a river
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
swordsmanship
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
gold stripes
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
highway route (Edo period); main route
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
diagonally opposite
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
lineage; pedigree; family line
people close to the head man
plot (of a story)
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
beef sinew; beef tendon
clientele
course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
government sources; official quarters
channel (of a stream, valley, etc.)
diagonally opposite
to make sense; to be consistent
speculator
to pull a muscle; to strain a muscle
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
sinewy meat
poorly selling line (of products); unprofitable line
ridge line; ridge trail
transversal; lateral stripes
stripe; streak; striation
informed circles
route beside a mountain stream
professionals
influential quarters
large-scale operators; big traders
plot of a play
sabre-toothed blenny (Aspidontus taeniatus)
reliable source
lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens)
business connections
customers; clients
authoritative sources
striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
spotstripe snapper (species of fish, Lutjanus ophuysenii)
camel toe (i.e. female genitals visible through tight clothing)
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
bearish traders; bear interests; short side
bullish traders; bull interests; long side
Euhadra peliomphala (species of land snail)
lineage; pedigree; ancestry
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.