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一筋 (ひとすじ) — a line | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

一筋

ひとすじ

noun

Meanings

1a line
2earnestly
3blindly
4straightforwardly
5one line
6one stretch (e.g. of road)
7one strand (e.g. of hair)
8earnest

Example sentence

彼の前途には一筋の希望の光もなかった。

There was not a ray of hope before him.

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Kanji in this word

一One, One Radical (no.1)1 strokes 筋Muscle, Sinew, Tendon12 strokes

More words with 一

一律いちりつ · evenN1 一変いっぺん · complete changeN1 一括いっかつ · all togetherN1 一切いっさい · without exceptionN1 一見いっけん ·

Full entry on Jisho

a look

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一気いっき · at one pushN1

一様いちよう · uniformN1

一晩中ひとばんじゅう · all night long

More words with 筋

筋すじ · muscleN3 筋肉きんにく · muscleN3 筋書きすじがき · synopsis 筋力きんりょく · physical strength 筋道すじみち · reason 消息筋しょうそくすじ · informed circles 鉄筋てっきん · rebar 道筋みちすじ · path

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