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一筋道 (ひとすじみち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
straight road ; single straight path
Refers to a road or path that runs straight without branching, often used literally but can also imply a single-minded course of action in figurative contexts.
人じん
生せい
を
歩あゆ
ん
で
き
た
。
He has lived his life on a single straight path.
Written forms 一ひと 筋すじ 道みち
Standard kanji spelling for a single, straight road.
ひとすじ 道みち
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes seen in informal writing.
Kanji 道 road-way, street, district Etymology Compound of 一筋 (ひとすじ, 'one straight line') and 道 (みち, 'road'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination straightforwardly describes a single, unbranching path.