すじ
Meanings
Noun
1. muscle; tendon; sinew
This meat is tough and full of sinew.
2. vein; artery
3. fiber; fibre; string
4. line; stripe; streak
A streak of light flashes across.
5. reason; logic
In that case, it makes sense, at least in principle.
6. plot; storyline
I'm starting to understand the plot little by little.
7. lineage; descent
We also plan to invite royalty from other countries.
8. school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
9. aptitude; talent
10. source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
I heard it from a certain source, but...
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)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (98 in total)
outline; summary; argument
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
beef sinew; beef tendon
reason; right
bridge of the nose
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
reason; logic; method; system; order
salted salmon roe
sinewy meat
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
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
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
people close to the head man
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
main thread (of a story)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
outline; summary; gist; basic points
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
highway route (Edo period); main route
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
diagonally opposite
abdominal muscles; abs
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
bridge of the nose
swordsmanship
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
path to victory
lineage; pedigree; family line
people close to the head man
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; tesuji; skillful, precise move which is the best or most efficient in a local position
plot (of a story)
course of a river; land along a river
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
beef sinew; beef tendon
course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
clientele
government sources; official quarters
to make sense; to be consistent
channel (of a stream, valley, etc.)
diagonally opposite
speculator
to pull a muscle; to strain a muscle
stripe; streak; striation
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
transversal; lateral stripes
gold stripes
sinewy meat
poorly selling line (of products); unprofitable line
diplomatic source
route beside a mountain stream
ridge line; ridge trail
informed circles
professionals
influential quarters
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
large-scale operators; big traders
plot of a play
sabre-toothed blenny (Aspidontus taeniatus)
valued customer; profitable customer
reliable source
lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens)
row seeding; drill seeding; drilling (seeds)
lineage; pedigree; ancestry
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)
(paper) scoring
unsophisticated move; anti-suji
sources (e.g. in journalism); information channels; information sources
Examples (18 in total)
A streak of light flashes across.
I heard this from a safe source.
I heard it from a certain source, but...