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筋肉繊維 (きんにくせんい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

筋きん肉にく繊せん維い

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Meanings

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muscle fiber

Anatomical term for the elongated cells that make up skeletal muscle tissue. Also referred to as 筋繊維.

See also: 筋繊維

筋きん肉にく繊せん維いは収しゅう縮しゅくすることで力ちからを生う

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Muscle fibers generate force by contracting.

トレーニングによって筋きん肉にく繊せん維いが太ふとくなる。

Muscle fibers thicken through training.

Kanji

筋muscle, sinew, tendon
肉meat
繊slender, fine, thin kimono
維fiber, tie, rope
線line, track

Related words

筋きん繊せん維い
Synonym; 筋繊維 is a shorter form often used in medical or sports science contexts.
筋きん線せん維い
Synonym with alternate kanji; same meaning as 筋繊維.

Built from

筋きん肉にく+繊せん維い

Written forms

筋きん肉にく繊せん維い
Standard kanji spelling for muscle fiber.
筋きん肉にく線せん維い
Alternate kanji spelling using 線維; less common but still used in some contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 筋肉 (muscle) and 繊維 (fiber). The kanji 繊維 means 'fiber' and is used in anatomical terminology.