Japanese Conversation · Level 17
90 words
Japanese word
あらすじ
Pronunciation
Romajiarasuji
Meaning
- nounplot
Example
映画のあらすじを友達に話します。ei ga no a ra su ji o tomo dachi ni hana shi ma su
I tell my friend the plot of the movie.
More examples
映画を見る前に、短いあらすじを読んでおくと内容を理解しやすいです。ei ga o mi ru mae ni mijika i a ra su ji o yo n de o ku to nai yō o ri kai shi ya su i de su
Reading a short plot summary before watching the movie makes it easier to understand the story.
Core concept
Brings together the key events of a narrative into a brief, ordered account.
Common phrases
あらすじを読むa ra su ji o yo mu
read the plot summary
あらすじを説明するa ra su ji o setsu mei su ru
explain the plot
あらすじをまとめるa ra su ji o ma to me ru
summarize the plot
あらすじを書くa ra su ji o ka ku
write a plot summary
Similar words
筋書きsujigaki: An outline of the events and development planned for a story or performance.
梗概kōgai: A concise summary of the main points of a literary or dramatic work.
筋suji: The central line of events and actions that forms a story.
Definition in Japanese
映画や小説などの内容を、主要な筋に沿って大まかにまとめたもの。ei ga ya shō setsu na do no nai yō o shu yō na suji ni so tte ō ma ka ni ma to me ta mo no
Word origin
The word combines 粗 (ara, "rough") with 筋 (suji, "the line of a story") to form あらすじ (arasuji), a rough account of a narrative.
Usage tips
- A Japanese film listing may place the あらすじ (arasuji) before cast information, making the word a useful signpost for the story section.
Other meanings
- summarynoun