粗筋(あらすじ)

あらすじ
noun
outline, synopsis, plot summary
1. outline, synopsis, plot summary
A brief summary of the main points or plot of a story, book, movie, or similar work.
映画(えいが)の粗筋(あらすじ)を教(おし)えてください。
Please tell me the plot summary of the movie.
本(ほん)の裏表紙(うらびょうし)に粗筋(あらすじ)が書(か)いてある。
The synopsis is written on the back cover of the book.
粗筋(あらすじ)だけ読(よ)んでも面白(おもしろ)さは分(わ)からない。
You can't understand how interesting it is just by reading the synopsis.

USAGE: 粗筋(あらすじ) is commonly used for summarizing stories, novels, films, and dramas. It focuses on the main plot without detailed analysis.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 粗筋(あらすじ)を説明(せつめい)する (to explain the plot)
  • 粗筋(あらすじ)を読(よ)む (to read the synopsis)
  • 物語(ものがたり)の粗筋(あらすじ) (story outline)

WRITING VARIATIONS: Can also be written as 荒筋(あらすじ).

RELATED:

  • 要約(ようやく) - summary (more general)
  • 概要(がいよう) - outline, overview
  • 要旨(ようし) - gist, main point
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Added 2026.1.13 21:42 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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