Word Meaning 筋違い

すじかい sujikai

筋違い is read as すじかい (sujikai) and means diagonal.

Meaning

English

  1. diagonal
  2. oblique
  3. brace

Reading

Kana

すじかい

Romaji

sujikai

Writing Variants

  • 筋交い すじかい sujikai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 71548 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

筋を違える

すじをちがえる

to pull a muscle

首筋を違える

くびすじをちがえる

to wrench one's neck

筋合い

すじあい

reason

筋向い

すじむかい

diagonally opposite

筋がいい

すじがいい

having an aptitude (for)

筋のいい

すじのいい

having an aptitude (for)

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

筋力

きんりょく

physical strength

筋書き

すじがき

synopsis

Example Sentences

5

Your question is illogical.

It's wrong of you to talk back to her.

We thought it was absurd that you got punished.

We thought it wrong that you should punish him.

I thought it was absurd that you got punished.