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Japanese symbol for “fascia”

Romaji: kinmaku
fascia

In Japanese, fascia is , read (kinmaku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n fascia (anat)

Kanji and stroke order

muscle, sinew, tendon
on: キン
kun: すじ
12 strokes · JLPT 1
membrane
on: マク
14 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きんにく kinnikumuscle
てっきん tekkinrebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel
ひとすじ hitosujione line; one stretch (e.g. of road); one strand (e.g. of hair)
みちすじ michisujicourse (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; route
せすじ sesujispine; line of the backbone
きんりょく kinryokuphysical strength; muscle strength
もうまく moumakuretina
ねんまく nenmakumucous membrane; mucosa

See also: Chinese symbol for “fascia”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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