Japanese symbol for “toned”

引き締まった

ひきしまった

Romaji: hikishimatta

lean; firm; toned (body, muscles); compact

In Japanese, toned is 引き締まった, read ひきしまった (hikishimatta).

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Meanings

adj-f lean; firm; toned (body, muscles); compact; compressed

Kanji and stroke order

引

pull, tug, jerk

on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける

4 strokes · JLPT 3

締

tighten, tie, shut

on: テイ
kun: し.まる、し.まり、し.める、-し.め

15 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
取引	とりひき torihiki	transactions; dealings; business
引退	いんたい intai	retirement
割引	わりびき waribiki	discount; reduction; rebate
引き続き	ひきつづき hikitsuzuki	continuously; continually; without a break
引用	いんよう in'you	quotation; citation; reference
引っ越し	ひっこし hikkoshi	moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
取締役	とりしまりやく torishimariyaku	company director; board member
締め切り	しめきり shimekiri	deadline; closing; cut-off

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.