筋 (Suji) is a Japanese noun meaning “muscle, tendon, sinew, vein”.
Meanings
- nounmuscle; tendon; sinew
- nounvein; artery
- nounfiber; fibre; string
- nounline; stripe; streak
- nounreason; logic
- nounplot; storyline
Examples
その小説の筋はわからない。
I don't understand this novel's plot.
物語の筋はある島を舞台に展開する。
The action of the story takes place on an island.
私は去年、それを別の筋から聞いた。
I heard about it from another source last year.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).