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一筋ひとすじ (hitosuji)

a strand, a line, earnestly, single-mindedly

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

一筋 (ひとすじ, hitosuji) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “a strand, a line, earnestly, single-mindedly”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 4

私わたしは妻つま一筋ひとすじです。

I'm faithful to my wife.

涙なみだが一筋ひとすじ頬ほおを流ながれた。

A tear ran down her cheek.

一筋ひとすじの光ひかりが窓まどから差さし込こんだの。

A beam of light shone through the window.

京都の西北に連なる鷹ケ峰、鷲ケ峰、釈迦谷山などの山稜から一筋の川が流れている。

There is a river running from mountain ridges, for example; Mt. Takagamine, Mt. Washigamine and Mt. Shakadani northwest of Kyoto.

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