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筋

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • muscle
  • sinew
  • tendon
  • fiber
  • plot
  • plan
  • descent

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • すじ
Strokes
12
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1110
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
竹#118 · bamboo

Components

Common Words

  • 筋すじNoun
    muscle, tendon, sinew
  • 筋肉きんにくNoun
    muscle
  • 大筋おおすじNoun
    outline, summary, gist
  • 道筋みちすじNoun
    course (of a road, moving object, etc.), way, route
  • 心筋しんきんNoun
    cardiac muscle, heart muscle, myocardium
  • 消息筋しょうそくすじNoun
    informed circles
  • 鉄筋てっきんNoun
    rebar, (iron) reinforcing bar, reinforcing steel
  • 一筋ひとすじNoun
    one line, one stretch (e.g. of road), one strand (e.g. of hair)

Practice in Kanjiru

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