語感 Dictionary

筋

すじ· also スジ、きん

muscle; tendon; sinew; vein

JLPT N3 Common word Also written 条

Meanings

  1. Noun

    muscle; tendon; sinew
  2. vein; artery
  3. fiber; fibre; string
  4. line; stripe; streak
  5. reason; logic
All 19 meanings
  1. plot; storyline
  2. lineage; descent
  3. school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
  4. aptitude; talent
  5. source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
  6. well-informed person (in a transaction)
  7. logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
  8. ninth vertical line
  9. seam on a helmet
  10. gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)Abbreviation

  11. Noun, suffix, Noun, No-adjective

    on (a river, road, etc.); along

  12. Suffix, Counter

    counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions

  13. Suffix

    street (in Osaka)

  14. Noun

    muscle
Rare and archaic meanings (2)
  1. social position; statusArchaic

  2. Suffix, Counter

    (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)Archaic

Example sentences

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