筋

muscle; sinew; tendon; fiber; plot; plan; descent

12 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 744.

Readings

• キン (on reading): 筋肉 (きんにく) muscle; 筋トレ (きんトレ) strength training
• すじ (kun reading): 筋 (すじ) muscle; 背筋 (せすじ) spine

Components

• 竹
• 肋
• 乞 radical beg
• 力 radical power
• 月 radical moon; flesh
• 竹 radical bamboo

Words using 筋

• 筋肉 (きんにく) muscle
• 筋トレ (きんトレ) strength training
• 筋肉痛 (きんにくつう) muscular pain
• 腹筋 (ふっきん) abdominal muscles
• 鉄筋コンクリート (てっきんコンクリート) reinforced concrete
• 筋 (すじ) muscle
• 背筋 (せすじ) spine
• 血筋 (ちすじ) lineage
• 道筋 (みちすじ) course (of a road, moving object, etc.)
• 一筋 (ひとすじ) one line

315 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists