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筋

Muscle
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキン
Kun readingすじ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6Level 33

Meanings

  1. muscleRtK
    彼は筋肉をつけるためにトレーニングしている。He has been working out to develop his muscles.tatoeba
    熱い風呂は私の筋肉を和らげた。The hot bath relaxed my muscles.tatoeba
  2. descent
  3. fiber
  4. plan
  5. plot
  6. sinew
  7. tendon
  1. vein
  2. artery

Popular Usage

筋肉粗筋大筋

Radicals and components

Radical竹bamboo
Components
How it's built
筋
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bamboo (竹) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · power (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1012

Compound words

筋肉きんにく
muscle
粗筋あらすじ
outline; summary; argument
大筋おおすじ
outline; summary; gist; basic points
筋道すじみち
reason; logic; method; system; order
筋力きんりょく
physical strength; muscle strength
鉄筋てっきん
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
道筋みちすじ
path; route; itinerary
一筋ひとすじ
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); one strand (e.g. of hair); one beam (e.g. of light); one ray
背筋せすじ
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
心筋しんきん
cardiac muscle; heart muscle; myocardium
筋違いすじちがい
cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle); unreasonableness
筋書きすじがき
synopsis; outline; plot
消息筋しょうそくすじ
informed circles
売れ筋うれすじ
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
売れ筋ランキングうれすじランキング
list of top-selling products
横筋よこすじ
transversal
家筋いえすじ
lineage
筋骨きんこつ
muscles and bones
頚筋くびすじ
nape of the neck
血筋ちすじ
bloodline, lineage
腹筋ふっきん
abdominal muscles, abs
咬筋こうきん
masseter muscle
頸筋くびすじ
nape of the neck
一筋道ひとすじみち
straight road

On Reading Examples

体中の筋肉が痛いです。きんにく
I have sore muscles all over my body.tatoeba
水泳は体のいろいろな筋肉を発達させる。きんにく
Swimming will develop many different muscles.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼がそのテレビドラマの筋を話す役割をした。すじ
He had the role of narrating the television drama.tatoeba
背筋をしゃんと伸ばして歩きなさい。せすじ
Carry your head high.tatoeba
震えが背筋を走った。せすじ
A shiver ran down my spine.tatoeba
私は去年、それを別の筋から聞いた。すじ
I heard about it from another source last year.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は背筋を伸ばして座っていた。
He was sitting up straight.tatoeba
彼は青筋を立てて怒った。
He was so angry that his veins stood out.tatoeba
彼は私の首筋をつかんだ。
He caught me by the neck.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Muscle, sinew; logic. 竹 (bamboo) + 肋 (ribs, strength) — fibres like bamboo that give strength. 筋肉 — muscle.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 筋

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step