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Japanese symbol for “intramuscular”

Romaji: kinnikunai
intramuscular

In Japanese, intramuscular is , read (kinnikunai).

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. adj-no, n intramuscular (med)

Kanji and stroke order

muscle, sinew, tendon
on: キン
kun: すじ
12 strokes · JLPT 1
meat
on: ニク
kun: しし
6 strokes · JLPT 3
inside, within, between
on: ナイ、ダイ
kun: うち
4 strokes · JLPT 2

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
にくたい nikutaithe body; the flesh; the outer man
ひにく hinikuirony; sarcasm; cynicism
ないよう naiyoucontents; content; substance

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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