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What does 粗筋 (あらすじ, arasuji) mean?

粗筋 (あらすじ, arasuji) means plot summary, outline.

Quick facts
Readingあらすじ
Romajiarasuji
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
あらすじ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonarasuji

plot summary, outline

  1. 1noun outline; summary; argument

Example sentences

  • I told my friend the outline of the movie.

  • Before reading the book, I checked the outline.

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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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