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粗筋

あらすじ

outline of a story; plot summary; synopsis

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Examples

  1. 映画の粗筋を教えて。

    えいがのあらすじをおしえて。

    Tell me the plot of the film.

  2. 粗筋だけ読んで本を読んだ気になってはいけない。

    あらすじだけよんでほんをよんだきになってはいけない。

    Don't read only the synopsis and imagine you've read the book.

  3. 彼は事件の粗筋を手短に説明してくれた。

    かれはじけんのあらすじをてみじかにせつめいしてくれた。

    He gave me a brief outline of the incident.

Common patterns

粗筋を話す
to tell the outline
物語の粗筋
the plot of a story
粗筋をまとめる
to put together a synopsis

Memory tip

粗 (rough) + 筋 (the thread of a plot): the rough thread of what happens. Usually written あらすじ. It is narrative — for the boiled-down content of an argument or report, use 要約 or 概要.

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