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VOCABULARY
筋
su
す
ji
じ
muscle fiber / logic / talent (aptitude)
muscle, sinew, tendon, plot, storyline, logic, reason, line, fiber
noun
Example sentences
運うん動どうして足あしの筋すじを痛いためた。
I exercised and hurt the tendon in my leg.
この映えい画がの筋すじはとても面おも白しろい。
The plot of this movie is very interesting.
彼かれの話はなしには筋すじが通とおっている。
His argument has logic to it.
君きみはこの仕し事ごとの筋すじがいいね。
You have a real aptitude for this work.

Practice exercises

1
彼女かのじょは新あたらしいことを学まなぶのが早はやく、何なにをやっても筋すじがいい。
She learns new things quickly and has a good aptitude for whatever she tries.
Answer
筋すじ
2
この小説しょうせつは筋すじが複雑ふくざつで、一度いちどでは理解りかいしにくい。
The plot of this novel is complex, making it difficult to understand in one reading.
Answer
筋すじ
3
焼やき肉にくの中なかに硬かたい筋すじが残のこっていて、噛かみ切きれなかった。
There was some tough sinew left in the grilled meat, and I couldn't bite through it.
Answer
筋すじ
4
朝あさ起おきたら首くびの筋すじが痛いたかった。
When I woke up in the morning, the tendon in my neck hurt.
Answer
筋すじ
5
彼かれの説明せつめいは実じつに筋すじが通とおっていて、納得なっとくできた。
His explanation was truly logical, and I was convinced.
Answer
筋すじ