筋

nounすじ · suji

1. Englishmuscle; tendon; sinew

2. Englishvein; artery

3. Englishfiber; fibre; string

4. Englishline; stripe; streak

5. Englishreason; logic

   • きみが言っていることは筋があまりよく通っていない。There isn't much logic in what you're saying.

6. Englishplot; storyline

   • その小説の筋はわからない。I don't understand this novel's plot.

7. Englishlineage; descent

8. Englishschool (e.g. of scholarship or arts)

9. Englishaptitude; talent

10. Englishsource (of information, etc.); circle; channel

    • 私は去年、それを別の筋から聞いた。I heard about it from another source last year.

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