本筋(ほんすじ)

ほんすじ
noun
main plot; main point; proper course
abstract
1. main plot; main storyline
The central narrative thread of a story, film, or other work, as opposed to subplots or tangential elements.
本筋(ほんすじ)に戻(もど)ろう。
Let's get back to the main point.
映画(えいが)の本筋(ほんすじ)はシンプルだ。
The main plot of the movie is simple.
サブストーリーが多(おお)すぎて本筋(ほんすじ)が見(み)えなくなっている。
There are too many subplots and the main storyline has become unclear.
2. main point; proper course; right approach
The essential or correct way of doing something, or the central issue in a discussion, as opposed to side issues or detours.
本筋(ほんすじ)に戻(もど)ろう。
Let's get back to the main point.
それは本筋(ほんすじ)からずれている。
That's straying from the main point.
問題(もんだい)を解決(かいけつ)するには、本筋(ほんすじ)から考(かんが)えるべきだ。
To solve the problem, we should start from the core issue.
議論(ぎろん)が本筋(ほんすじ)からそれて、関係(かんけい)のない話題(わだい)に移(うつ)ってしまった。
The discussion strayed from the main point and shifted to an unrelated topic.

Combines 本(ほん) (main, true) and 筋(すじ) (line, thread, plot) to mean the central thread — either the main plot of a story or the core point/proper approach in a discussion or endeavor.

Common collocations

  • 本筋(ほんすじ)に戻(もど)る: to return to the main point
  • 本筋(ほんすじ)からそれる: to stray from the main point
  • 本筋(ほんすじ)からずれる: to deviate from the main topic

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 要点(ようてん) (main point, gist)
Compare: 主題(しゅだい) (theme, subject)
Compare: 筋道(すじみち) (logic, reasoning)
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