大おお筋すじ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

outline; summary; gist; basic points

Refers to the main points or overall framework of a story, plan, argument, or situation, without going into details.

会かい議ぎの前まえに、企き画かくの大おお筋すじを説せつ明めいしてください。
Before the meeting, please explain the outline of the project.
事じ件けんの大おお筋すじは新しん聞ぶんで読よんだ。
I read the gist of the incident in the newspaper.

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Usage patterns

大おお筋すじで合ごう意いするto reach a broad/general agreement
両りょう国こくは大おお筋すじで合ごう意いした。
The two countries reached a broad agreement.
〈事こと〉の大おお筋すじをつかむto grasp the gist/outline of something
話はなしの大おお筋すじをつかむのが得とく意いだ。
I'm good at grasping the gist of a story.
大おお筋すじは変かわらないthe main point/outline remains unchanged
計けい画かくの大おお筋すじは変かわらない。
The overall plan remains unchanged.

Kanji

大large, big
筋muscle, sinew, tendon

Related words

概がい要ようN1
概要 is a more formal, written-style word for an outline or overview often used in reports, while 大筋 is more colloquial and focuses on the essential flow of a story or plan.
あらすじN2
あらすじ is specifically a plot summary of a story, movie, or book, while 大筋 can also describe the main points of a plan, argument, or situation.
概がい略りゃくN1
概略 is a slightly formal synonym for a brief outline, close in meaning to 大筋 but used more often in written or business contexts.
要よう旨しN2
要旨 refers to the main point or gist of a piece of writing or speech, whereas 大筋 more broadly covers the overall framework of a plan or situation.

Opposites

詳しょう細さいN2
詳細 means detailed information, the opposite of 大筋, which refers to the broad outline without the details.

Built from

大おお+筋すじ

Etymology

Compound of 大 (おお, 'big, main') and 筋 (すじ, 'line, thread, plot'). The combination literally means 'main thread' and figuratively refers to the essential outline or gist of something.