筋(すじ)muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

Common

1. Noun

   1. 1.

      muscle, tendon, sinew

   2. 2.

      vein, artery

   3. 3.

      fiber, fibre, string

   4. 4.

      line, stripe, streak

   5. 5.

      reason, logic

      See Also:

      • 筋が通る

   6. 6.

      plot, storyline

   7. 7.

      lineage, descent

   8. 8.

      school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)

   9. 9.

      aptitude, talent

   10. 10.

       source (of information, etc.), circle, channel

   11. 11.

       well-informed person (in a transaction)

   12. 12.

       logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)

   13. 13.

       ninth vertical line

       Shogi

   14. 14.

       seam on a helmet

   15. 15.

       gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)

       Abbreviation,

       See Also:

       • 筋蒲鉾

   16. 16.

       social position, status

       Archaic

2. Noun suffix, Noun, の-adjective

   1. 17.

      on (a river, road, etc.), along

3. Suffix, Counter

   1. 18.

      counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions

4. Suffix

   1. 19.

      street (in Osaka)

      Only applies to 筋

5. Suffix, Counter

   1. 20.

      (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

      Archaic