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筋すじ

nounnoun (generic)shogiabbreviationarchaicnoun (suffix)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)suffixcounter

すじ

muscle, tendon, sinew
vein, artery
fiber, fibre, string
line, stripe, streak
reason, logic
plot, storyline
lineage, descent
school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
aptitude, talent
source (of information, etc.), circle, channel
well-informed person (in a transaction)
logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
ninth vertical line
seam on a helmet
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
social position, status
on (a river, road, etc.), along
counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
street (in Osaka)
(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

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Example sentences

この肉にくは筋すじが多おおくて食たべにくい。

This meat has a lot of sinew and is hard to eat.

彼かれの話はなしには筋すじが通とおっていない。

His story doesn't make logical sense.

その小説しょうせつは筋すじがとても面白おもしろい。

The plot of that novel is very interesting.

運動うんどうをしすぎて筋すじを傷いためてしまった。

I overdid my exercise and strained a muscle.

確たしかな筋すじからの情報じょうほうによると、その会社かいしゃは来月らいげつ合併がっぺいするらしい。

According to information from a reliable source, that company is apparently merging next month.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)