Lingaku筋【すじ】
Frequency rank: 4,507. – 4,510.
- muscle; tendon; sinew
- vein; artery
- fiber; fibre; string
- line; stripe; streak
- reason; logicsee also 筋が通る
- 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 lineshogi
- seam on a helmet
- gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)abbreviationsee also 筋蒲鉾
- social position; statusarchaism
- on (a river, road, etc.); along
- counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
- (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)archaism
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a suffix; noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
suffix; counter
Forms
- 筋【すじ】【スジ】Frequency rank: 4,507. – 4,510.
- 条【すじ】【スジ】Frequency rank: 17,124. – 17,190.
- すじ
- スジFrequency rank: 47,038. – 47,982.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 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
- (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
This meaning refers to the connective tissues in the body that aid in movement and support.
This meaning relates to blood vessels in the body that carry blood to and from the heart.
The arteries that come from the heart carry blood throughout the body.
This meaning pertains to the material composition or structure of fibers, which can be interpreted in various contexts, such as clothing or biological tissues.
Dietary fiber is good for health.
This meaning refers to a physical or conceptual line that can denote boundaries, patterns, or divisions.
This meaning denotes rational thought or the process of reasoning in making decisions or arguments.
This meaning pertains to the sequence of events in a narrative or literary work.
This meaning refers to one's ancestry or family heritage.
This meaning refers to a specific tradition or method of thought in fields like arts or academics.
This meaning indicates a natural ability or skill in a specific area.
This meaning relates to the origin or pathway of information or resources.
This meaning refers to an individual who is knowledgeable about a particular business or transaction.
This meaning pertains to a strategic move in games that require thinking ahead.
This meaning is specific to the context of writing or playing certain games that involve grids.
This meaning is related to the construction or design of armor or protective gear.
The seam on the helmet is broken.
This meaning refers to a type of food product made from fish components, commonly used in certain cuisines.
This meaning refers to an individual's place or rank within society.
This meaning refers to being situated or positioned along a path or route.
This meaning is a counter used in Japanese to quantify long and thin objects or distances.
Try counting how many sections there are to the intersection from here.
This meaning is related to a historical counting system used in the Edo period in Japan.
Generated collocations (experimental)
すじ筋をきたえる鍛えるto strengthen musclesきんにく筋肉muscleすじ筋のとおった通ったlogical; reasonableすじをとおす筋を通すto be logical; to reasonすじがき筋書きplot; storylineすじ筋をとく解くto unravel a plot; to solve a problemきんりょく筋力muscular strengthきんとれ筋トレmuscle training; weight trainingけっかん血管すじ筋vascular muscleすじ筋をしめす示すto indicate reason; to show logicすじみち筋道reasoning; logicすじ筋のあるto have a reason; to be well-foundedすじ筋をえがく描くto describe a plot; to outline a storylineきょうよう教養すじ筋cultural background; educational backgroundすじ筋わるい悪いbad with reasoning; illogicalすじがき筋書きとおり通りaccording to the plot; as plannedすじめ筋目grain; fiber (in materials)すじちがい筋違いto be off-track; illogical or irrelevant reasoning
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
41 results
It's completely illogical. It wasn't as if I was shouting outside while drunk.
All you do is string together a bunch of farfetched ideas. I can't understand a word of it.
Article 6. The president shall preside at all meetings.
I hope that Japan will abide by Article 9 of her Constitution.
Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water.
Admittedly your plan makes sense, but I still think it will be very hard to carry out.
Your idea cannot be brand new. I heard about it from another source last year.
You'll never get ahead in this place unless you go through the proper channels.