noun

  1. reason, logic.
  2. method, system, order, thread (e.g. of an argument).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
筋道 すじみち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

muscle, sinew, tendon
すじ キン (6th, N1)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
rib
ロク あばら (Kentei Pre-1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
road-way, street, district
みち ドウ ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび シュ おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)