Meaning

Primary

Single Mindedly

Alternatives

Intently, Earnestly, A Line

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You have one muscle, therefore it only does one thing. That's it. It is single mindedly doing that one thing. It is intently and earnestly doing that one thing.

Reading

ひとすじ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is a bit weird. It's the kun'yomi readings, where is ひと and is すじ. Look back on the vocab words that use these readings to remember this one.

Context

Context Sentences

うちの長男は野球一筋なのよ。女っ気も無くてさ。

Our oldest son does nothing but play baseball. He doesn’t have a girlfriend either.

Kanji Composition