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. 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
す
じ
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
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
swordsmanship
reason; logic; method; system; order
main thread (of a story)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
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
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
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
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
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
diagonally opposite
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
salted salmon roe
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
gold stripes
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
poorly selling line (of products); unprofitable line
transversal; lateral stripes
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
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.