Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (すじ) in Japanese

筋, 条
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
すじ
Romaji
suji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    muscle; tendon; sinew
    Example sentence
    物語ある舞台展開する The action of the story takes place on an island.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    vein; artery
    Example sentence
    暴力というのは信仰 Non-violence is the first article of my faith.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    fiber; fibre; string
    Example sentence
    がそのテレビドラマ話す役割した He had the role of narrating the television drama.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    line; stripe; streak
    Example sentence
    議長会議主宰するものする Article 6. The president shall preside at all meetings.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    reason; logic
    Example sentence
    日本憲法守ること希望します I hope that Japan will abide by Article 9 of her Constitution.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    plot; storyline
    Example sentence
    去年、それ別のから聞いた I heard about it from another source last year.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    lineage; descent
    Example sentence
    はそのニュース確かなから得た。 I got the news from a reliable source.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
    Example sentence
    説明はもっともらしいが、ちっとも通ってない Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    aptitude; talent
    Example sentence
    アイディア新しいとは言えない去年、それ別のから聞いた Your idea cannot be brand new. I heard about it from another source last year.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
    Example sentence
    その小説わからない I don't understand this novel's plot.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    well-informed person (in a transaction)
    Example sentence
    そのこと確かなから聞いた I heard it on good authority.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    Example sentence
    これは確かなから情報 I heard this from a safe source.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    ninth vertical line (shogi)
    Example sentence
    きみ言っていることがあまりよく通っていない There isn't much logic in what you're saying.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    seam on a helmet
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    social position; status
  • Parts of speech
    noun, used as a suffix, noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    on (a river, road, etc.); along
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, counter
    Meaning
    counter for long thin things
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

Examples of 筋, 条, すじ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

12 strokes

muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent

On'Yomi: キン

Kun'Yomi: すじ

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JLPT 2

7 strokes

article, clause, item, stripe, streak

On'Yomi: ジョウ, チョウ, デキ

Kun'Yomi: えだ, すじ

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