つじつま (はなしの～)
つじつま (はなしの～) · tsujitsuma (hanashino～) · JLPT N1 · noun
consistency
🧵 辻 (crossroads) + 褄 (kimono hem): the seams must meet up cleanly at the join
Its parts come from 辻 (crossroads) and 褄 (the hem of a kimono). A story has tsujitsuma when its threads meet at the crossing point, like seams that line up.