一筋

• 読み: ひとすじ
• ローマ字: hitosuji
• 漢字の分解: 一 (hito) — one; 筋 (suji) — line, thread, sinew
• 発音: /hi.to.sɯ.dʑi/

意味

One line; one strand; one beam; a single thin, elongated stretch of something.

A noun used as a counter-like expression for thin, elongated things — a ray of light, a strand of hair, a streak of tears, or a stretch of road. Carries a poetic, literary quality and is common in descriptive writing. Also used figuratively in expressions like 一筋縄ではいかない (not straightforward) and 一筋に (single-mindedly).

例文

1. 雲の間から一筋の光が差し込んだ。
2. 彼女の頬を涙が一筋流れた。
3. 暗闇の中に一筋の希望を見つけた。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, poetry, descriptions, figurative speech

トーン: poetic

起源と歴史

From native Japanese 一 (hito, one) + 筋 (suji, line/thread/sinew). Originally described a single thread or line, expanding to cover any thin, elongated object and later to figurative senses like devotion or hope.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal