Vocabulary

What does 筋 (すじ, suji) mean?

筋 (すじ, suji) means muscle, tendon; line, plot (of a story).

Quick facts
Readingすじ
Romajisuji
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
すじ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsuji

muscle, tendon; line, plot (of a story)

  1. 1noun muscle; tendon; sinew
  2. 2noun vein; artery
  3. 3noun fiber; fibre; string
  4. 4noun line; stripe; streak
  5. 5noun reason; logic

Example sentences

  • I ran too much and my leg muscles hurt.

  • I don't really follow the plot of this movie.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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