1.
plot; storyline; outline of a story
The sequence of events and narrative structure of a story, play, film, or other narrative work.
この映画の筋立てはおもしろい。
The plot of this movie is interesting.
筋立てが複雑で分かりにくかった。
The plot was complicated and hard to follow.
小説を書く前に、まず筋立てを考えることが大切だ。
Before writing a novel, it's important to think about the plot first.
Refers to the overall narrative structure or sequence of events in a story. More focused on the progression of the story from beginning to end than on individual scenes.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 筋立てが面白い: the plot is interesting
- 筋立てを考える: to think up a plot
- 筋立てが単純: the plot is simple
- 巧みな筋立て: a skillful plot
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 筋: plot, storyline — can mean the same thing in shorter form (筋がいい = good plot), but 筋 has many other meanings
- あらすじ: synopsis, summary — a condensed summary of the plot, not the plot itself
- プロット: plot — English loanword used especially in creative writing and screenwriting
- 展開: development — refers to how the story unfolds, not the overall structure