筋

Meaning

筋 centers on the idea of a thread-like structural line: physically, it refers to muscle, sinew, or fiber; abstractly, it extends to a plot, plan, or line of descent—anything that follows a connected, logical thread.

• 筋すじ
  N2

  muscle; tendon; sinew

• 筋肉きんにく
  N3

  muscle

• 腹筋ふっきん
  N1

  abdominal muscles; abs

• 背筋せすじ

  spine; line of the backbone

• 筋力きんりょく

  physical strength; muscle strength

• 一筋ひとすじ
  N1

  one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); one strand (e.g. of hair); one beam (e.g. of light); one ray; one length (e.g. of rope)

• 血筋ちすじ

  lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

• 売れ筋うれすじ

  popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers

• 道筋みちすじ

  path; route; itinerary

• 鉄筋てっきん
  N1

  rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel

• 心筋梗塞しんきんこうそく

  heart attack; myocardial infarction

• 筋合すじあい

  reason; right

• 首筋くびすじ

  nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

• 大筋おおすじ
  N1

  outline; summary; gist; basic points

• 筋肉質きんにくしつ

  muscular

• 筋書きすじがき

  synopsis; outline; plot

• 心筋しんきん

  cardiac muscle; heart muscle; myocardium

• 鉄筋コンクリートてっきんコンクリート

  reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete

• 筋金入りすじがねいり

  staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool

• 本筋ほんすじ

  main thread (of a story)

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