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骨格筋 (kokkakukin) Japanese meaning: skeletal muscle | Kotomora

骨こっ格かく筋きん

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Meanings

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skeletal muscle

Anatomical term for the striated muscle tissue attached to bones, responsible for voluntary movement.

骨こっ格かく筋きんは意い識しき的てきに動うごかすことができる筋きん肉

にく

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Skeletal muscles are muscles that can be moved consciously.

Kanji

骨skeleton, bone, remains
格status, rank, capacity
筋muscle, sinew, tendon

Don't confuse with

心しん筋きん
骨格筋 is voluntary skeletal muscle, whereas 心筋 is the involuntary cardiac muscle unique to the heart, so learners may wrongly treat them as interchangeable muscle types.

Built from

骨こっ格かく+筋きん

Etymology

Compound of 骨格 (kokkaku, 'skeleton') and 筋 (kin, 'muscle').