What does 筋 mean?
筋 is a Japanese noun meaning “muscle, string, line” in English. It can also be translated as “vein, fiber, line” depending on context. It is written as 筋 in kanji, すじ in hiragana, and suji in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
きみが言っていることは筋があまりよく通っていない。
There isn't much logic in what you're saying.
その小説の筋はわからない。
I don't understand this novel's plot.
私は去年、それを別の筋から聞いた。
I heard about it from another source last year.