Word Meaning 筋縄

すじなわ sujinawa

筋縄 is read as すじなわ (sujinawa) and means lineage.

Meaning

English

  1. lineage
  2. pedigree
  3. ancestry

Reading

Kana

すじなわ

Romaji

sujinawa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 109914 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一筋縄

ひとすじなわ

(piece of) rope

すじ

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

筋肉

きんにく

muscle

筋道

すじみち

reason

筋違い

すじちがい

illogical

筋力

きんりょく

physical strength

筋書き

すじがき

synopsis

筋金

すじがね

a metal reinforcement

筋合い

すじあい

reason

筋肉質

きんにくしつ

lean (of a company's operations, etc.)