Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels

    もし要求事をする場合、ここではちゃんと筋を通さないと決して出世はしない。
    You'll never get ahead in this place unless you go through the proper channels.
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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent

Kun
すじ
On
キン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
744 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 33

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-6-6SKIP code
6f6.4The Kanji Dictionary
8822.7Four corner code
2345deroo
7b4bUnicode hex code
1-22-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3395Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4286New Nelson (John Haig)
2678New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3319Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1719Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
941Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1012Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
713A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1137Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25994Morohashi
843A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1090Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1141Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1603Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
854henshall3
942Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1059Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1476Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
950Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin1Pinyin reading
geunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

Kun
とお.るとお.り-とお.り-どお.りとお.すとお.し-どお.しかよ.う
On
ツウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
80 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

とんどうしどおりみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-7, 3-2-7SKIP code
2q7.18The Kanji Dictionary
3730.2Four corner code
3553deroo
901aUnicode hex code
1-36-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4703Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6063New Nelson (John Haig)
3109New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3855Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1982Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2678Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1408Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1511Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
71A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1239Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
201Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38892PMorohashi
176A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
150Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
150Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
281sakade
261Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193henshall3
198Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
97crowley
204Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
695Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1420Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tong1, tong4Pinyin reading
tongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level