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筋
JLPT N1 Kanji · Practice Flashcards

筋 (muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent)

  • JLPT N1
  • 12 strokes
  • Grade 6
  • Radical 竹
  • #744 most frequent

Body · General

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
キン
Kun'yomi 訓読み
すじ

Example words & Vocabulary

筋すじ
muscle,string,line
筋肉きんにく
muscle,sinew
大筋おおすじ
outline, summary
一筋ひとすじ
a strand, a line, earnestly, single-mindedly
粗筋あらすじ
outline, summary
筋道すじみち
method, logic
鉄筋てっきん
reinforcing steel, rebar

Example sentences 3

私わたしは妻つま一筋ひとすじです。

I'm faithful to my wife.

筋肉きんにくがなまった。

My muscles have become soft.

運動うんどうが筋肉きんにくを鍛きたえる。

Exercise trains the muscles.

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