Word Meaning 筋縄
すじなわ
sujinawa
筋縄 is read as すじなわ (sujinawa) and means lineage.
Meaning
English
- lineage
- pedigree
- ancestry
Reading
Kana
すじなわ
Romaji
sujinawa
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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3彼は一筋縄ではいかない。
He is hard to deal with.
なんか分からないが、一筋縄じゃいきそうにないってことだな。ううむ。
I don't quite follow, but it looks like it will prove tricky. Ergh.
先の時間に居眠りした分も合わせて、今度の試験はどうも一筋縄ではいかない感じが漂っている。
Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.