Meaning of 筋が通る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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筋が通る
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Kana Readingすじがとおる
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Romajisujigatōru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ru` ending
- Meaning
- to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
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Example Sentences
筋が通る, すじがとおる used in context
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全く筋が通っていない。私は酔っぱらって外で叫んでいたわけじゃない。
It's completely illogical. It wasn't as if I was shouting outside while drunk.
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屁理屈ばかり並べて、お前の言ってること全然筋が通ってないよ。
All you do is string together a bunch of farfetched ideas. I can't understand a word of it.
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What he's saying just isn't consistent.
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What he is saying doesn't make sense.
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What you are saying does not make sense.
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What you are saying does not make sense.
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Kanji found in this word
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
On: ツウ, ツ
Kun: とお.る, とお.り, -とお.り, -どお.り, とお.す, とお.し, -どお.し, かよ.う
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