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)
Kanji used
muscle
Pitch accent
Top 2800
Used in vocabulary (87 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 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
reason; right
path; route; itinerary
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
vein (esp. in 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 nose
swordsmanship
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
reason; logic; method; system; order
main thread (of a story)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
outline; summary; gist; basic points
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
lineage; pedigree; family line
to become sinewy; to behave formally
people close to the head man
people close to the head man
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
course of a river; land along a river
plot (of a story)
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
outline; summary; argument
reason; right
lineage; pedigree; ancestry
course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)
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
diagonally opposite
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
salted salmon roe
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
gold stripes
poorly selling line (of products); unprofitable line
outline; summary; argument
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
ridge line; ridge trail
diagonally opposite
diagonally opposite
stripe; streak; striation
transversal; lateral stripes
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
reliable source
outline; summary; argument
sinewy meat
bullish traders; bull interests; long side
bearish traders; bear interests; short side
business connections
authoritative sources
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.