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芝居の筋 (shibainosuji) Japanese meaning: plot of a play | Kotomora

芝しば居いの筋すじ

Meanings

1

plot of a play

Refers specifically to the storyline or plot of a theatrical play, not a movie or novel.

この芝しば居いの筋すじはとても複ふく雑ざつだ。
The plot of this play is very complicated.

Kanji

芝turf, lawn
居reside, to be, exist
筋muscle, sinew, tendon

Related words

筋すじ書がき
筋書き is a more general term for a plot or synopsis, used for plays, novels, and films. 芝居の筋 is specifically the plot of a stage play.

Built from

芝しば居い

Etymology

Compound of 芝居 (play, theatrical performance) and 筋 (line, plot, storyline).