JLPT N1 · な-adjective

一筋 (hitosuji)

一筋 (ひとすじ, hitosuji) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “one line; one stretch (e.g. of road)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひとすじ
Romaji: hitosuji
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); one strand (e.g. of hair); one beam (e.g. of light); one ray · noun
earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; single-minded · な-adjective, suffix noun
one bloodline; one clan · noun · archaic
ordinary; common · な-adjective · archaic

Example sentences

涙が一筋頬を流れた。

A tear ran down her cheek.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 一筋

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	一筋だ	ひとすじだ hitosujida
Present (polite)	一筋です	ひとすじです hitosujidesu
Negative	一筋じゃない	ひとすじじゃない hitosujijanai
Past	一筋だった	ひとすじだった hitosujidatta
Negative past	一筋じゃなかった	ひとすじじゃなかった hitosujijanakatta
Te-form	一筋で	ひとすじで hitosujide
Before a noun	一筋な	ひとすじな hitosujina
Adverb (~ni)	一筋に	ひとすじに hitosujini

Kanji in 一筋

一

one, one radical (no.1)イチ・イツ・ひと-・ひと.つ · 1 strokes

筋

muscle, sinew, tendonキン・すじ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 一筋.

一いちone一日いちにちone day一番いちばんnumber one一緒いっしょ(doing) together一日ついたちfirst day of the month一つひとつone一月ひとつきone month一人ひとりone person一昨日おとといday before yesterday一度いちどonce一杯いっぱいone cup (of)一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard一時いちじone o'clock一家いっかa family

Source: JMdict entry 1575970 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.