筋すじ書がき

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to a written summary or storyline of a play, novel, film, or plan. Often used for a structured narrative outline.

映えい画がの筋すじ書がきを簡かん単たんに説せつ明めいしてください。
Please briefly explain the plot of the movie.
彼かれは小しょう説せつの筋すじ書がきをノートにまとめた。
He summarized the novel's outline in his notebook.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の筋すじ書がきを書かくto write the synopsis/outline of (a play, novel, etc.)
彼かれは新あたらしい小しょう説せつの筋すじ書がきを書かいた。
He wrote the outline for his new novel.
筋すじ書がきどおりに進すすむto go exactly according to plan/script
交こう渉しょうはすべて筋すじ書がきどおりに進すすんだ。
The negotiations proceeded exactly as planned.
筋すじ書がきを立たてるto work out a plot/plan
監かん督とくは映えい画がの筋すじ書がきを立たてた。
The director worked out the plot for the movie.

Kanji

筋muscle, sinew, tendon
書write

Related words

あらすじN2
あらすじ is a casual, everyday word for a brief plot summary, while 筋書き suggests a more formal or structured outline, as of a script or scheme.
プロット
プロット is a borrowed word used mainly for the plot structure of fiction, while 筋書き is the native Japanese term with a broader, sometimes non-narrative sense (e.g. a prearranged scenario).
シナリオN1
シナリオ specifically refers to a screenplay or script format, whereas 筋書き can describe any story outline or plan in general terms.
構こう想そうN1
構想 refers to the conceptual planning stage of a work or project, while 筋書き refers more concretely to the resulting storyline or outline.
概がい要ようN1
概要 is a general term for a summary or overview of any topic, while 筋書き is specific to the plot or storyline of a narrative or plan.

Built from

筋すじ+書かく

Written forms

筋すじ書がきUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common usage.
筋すじ書がきUsage13%
Less common variant without okurigana; seen in older or compact writing.
すじがきUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 筋 (すじ, 'line, thread, plot') and 書き (かき, 'writing'), from the verb 書く (かく, 'to write'). Literally 'writing the lines', referring to drafting a storyline.