筋 — kanji meaning “muscle”
筋
muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
- Meanings
- muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
- On'yomi
- キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi
- すじ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #744 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 118
- Chinese reading
- jīn — Chinese character page
Words with 筋
| 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 |
| 大筋 | おおすじ oosuji | outline; summary; gist |
| 心筋 | しんきん shinkin | cardiac muscle; heart muscle; myocardium |
| 腹筋 | ふっきん fukkin | abdominal muscles; abs |
| 筋道 | すじみち sujimichi | reason; logic |
| 筋違い | すじちがい sujichigai | cramp; sprain; crick |
| 筋書き | すじがき sujigaki | synopsis; plot; outline |
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