一筋 – Vocabulary details

一ひと筋すじ

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

Kanji used

一

one

筋

muscle

Pitch accent

ひ

と

すじ

Used in: 2081

Composed of

一ひと

one; one

筋すじ

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

Used in vocabulary (5 in total)

一ひと筋すじ縄なわ

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

一ひと筋すじの涙なみだ

a trickle of tears

仕し事ごと一ひと筋すじ

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

一ひと筋すじ道みち

straight road

一ひと筋すじ縞しま蚊か

Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Examples (1 in total)

涙なみだが一ひと筋すじ頬ほおを流ながれた。

A tear ran down her cheek.