筋
muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Vocabulary
キン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 筋肉 | キンニク | muscle |
| 筋力 | キンリョク | physical strength; muscle strength |
| 心筋 | シンキン | cardiac muscle; heart muscle; myocardium |
| 腹筋 | フクキン | abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise) |
| 心筋梗塞 | シンキンコウソク | heart attack; myocardial infarction |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 筋 | すじ | muscle; tendon; sinew; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; string; line; stripe; streak; reason; logic; plot; storyline; lineage; descent; school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); aptitude; talent; source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; well-informed person (in a transaction); logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); ninth vertical line; seam on a helmet; gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); social position; status; on (a river, road, etc.); along; counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; street (in Osaka); (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency) |
| 筋 | スジ | muscle; tendon; sinew; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; string; line; stripe; streak; reason; logic; plot; storyline; lineage; descent; school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); aptitude; talent; source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; well-informed person (in a transaction); logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); ninth vertical line; seam on a helmet; gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); social position; status; on (a river, road, etc.); along; counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; street (in Osaka); (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency) |
| 筋書き | すじがき | synopsis; outline; plot |
| 筋道 | すじみち | reason; logic; method; system; order; thread (e.g. of an argument) |
| 消息筋 | しょうそくすじ | informed circles |
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