筋きん肉にく質しつ

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

muscular; brawny; well-built

Describes a person or body type with prominent, well-developed muscles. Often used in a positive or neutral sense.

• 彼かれは筋きん肉にく質しつな体たい型けいをしている。

  He has a muscular build.

• 筋きん肉にく質しつの人ひとは基き礎そ代たい謝しゃが高たかい。

  People with a muscular physique have a high basal metabolic rate.

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

lean; streamlined; efficient

Figurative business term for a company or operation that is efficient, without waste, and agile. Often used in management contexts.

• 当とう社しゃは筋きん肉にく質しつな経けい営えいを目め指ざしている。

  Our company aims for lean management.

• 不ふ採さい算さん部ぶ門もんを切きり離はなし、筋きん肉にく質しつな組そ織しきに変かえた。

  We shed unprofitable divisions and transformed into a lean organization.