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一筋 (ひとすじ): a line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly — Japanese vocabulary

一筋 is read ひとすじ and means "a line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

一筋

Reading
ひとすじ · hitosuji
Translation
a line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ひとすじが

Example

涙が一筋頬を流れた。

なみだがひとすじほおをながれた。

A tear ran down her cheek.

Kanji in this word

  • 一 — one
  • 筋 — Muscle, Sinew, Tendon

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