Japanese symbol for “muscular”
筋肉質
きんにくしつ
Romaji: kinnikushitsu
muscular
In Japanese, muscular is 筋肉質, read きんにくしつ (kinnikushitsu).
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
- adj-na, adj-no, n muscular
- adj-na, adj-no, n lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “muscular”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屈強 | くっきょう kukkyou | robust; brawny; muscular |
| ムキムキ | ムキムキ mukimuki | muscular; brawny |
| ガチムチ | ガチムチ gachimuchi | muscular; stocky; beefy |
| 筋骨隆々 | きんこつりゅうりゅう kinkotsuryuuryuu | muscular; strong-muscled |
| 筋肉隆々 | きんにくりゅうりゅう kinnikuryuuryuu | muscular |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 筋肉 | きんにく kinniku | muscle |
| 鉄筋 | てっきん tekkin | rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel |
| 一筋 | ひとすじ hitosuji | one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); one strand (e.g. of hair) |
| 道筋 | みちすじ michisuji | course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; route |
| 背筋 | せすじ sesuji | spine; line of the backbone |
| 筋力 | きんりょく kinryoku | physical strength; muscle strength |
| 肉体 | にくたい nikutai | the body; the flesh; the outer man |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | irony; sarcasm; cynicism |
| 質問 | しつもん shitsumon | question; inquiry; enquiry |
See also: Chinese symbol for “muscular”.
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.