筋
Common
Noun
family or surname
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
muscle;tendon;sinew
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
vein;artery
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
fiber;fibre;string
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
line;stripe;streak
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
reason;logic
See also:
筋が通る (すじがとおる)
きみが言っていることは筋があまりよく通っていない。
There isn't much logic in what you're saying.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
plot;storyline
その小説の筋はわからない。
I don't understand this novel's plot.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
lineage;descent
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
aptitude;talent
10
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
source (of information, etc.);circle;channel
私は去年、それを別の筋から聞いた。
I heard about it from another source last year.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
well-informed person (in a transaction)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
shogi
ninth vertical line
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
seam on a helmet
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
abbreviation
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
See also:
筋蒲鉾 (すじかまぼこ)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaic
social position;status
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nounnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
on (a river, road, etc.);along
18
suffix · counter
counter for long thin things;counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
19
suffix
only applies to
筋
street (in Osaka)
20
suffix · counter
archaic
(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
1
Suji
Other forms
条 【すじ】