Meaning of すじ in Japanese

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Definition of すじ

  1. (n) muscle; tendon; sinew
  2. vein; artery
  3. fiber; fibre; string
  4. line; stripe; streak
  5. reason; logic →Related words: 筋が通る
  6. plot; storyline
  7. lineage; descent
  8. school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
  9. aptitude; talent
  10. source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
  11. well-informed person (in a transaction)
  12. logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
  13. ninth vertical line (shogi)
  14. seam on a helmet
  15. gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.) →Related words: 筋蒲鉾
  16. social position; status
  17. (n-suf, n, adj-no) on (a river, road, etc.); along
  18. (suf, ctr) counter for long thin things
  19. (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

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