ひとすじ – Vocabulary details

ひとすじ

Meanings

Noun

1. one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke)

2. a single bloodline

Adjective (な)

Suffix

3. earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; single-minded

Archaic

Adjective (な)

4. ordinary; common

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

ひ

と

すじ

Used in: 234

Composed of

ひと

one; one

すじ

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

Used in vocabulary (5 in total)

ひとすじなわ

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

ひとすじみち

straight road

ひとすじのなみだ

a trickle of tears

しごとひとすじ

living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work

ひとすじしまか

Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Examples (1 in total)

涙なみだがひとすじ頬ほおを流ながれた。