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Meaning of (すじ) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

筋, 条
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
すじ
Romaji
suji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    muscle; tendon; sinew
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    vein; artery
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    fiber; fibre; string
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    line; stripe; streak
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    reason; logic
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    plot; storyline
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    lineage; descent
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    aptitude; talent
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    well-informed person (in a transaction)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    ninth vertical line (shogi)
  • 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)

Example Sentences

筋, 条, すじ used in context

Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

JLPT 1

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

On: キン

Kun: すじ

12 strokes

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JLPT 2

article, clause, item, stripe, streak

On: ジョウ, チョウ, デキ

Kun: えだ, すじ

7 strokes

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