筋 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
- On
- キンきん · kin
- Kun
- すじsuji
- Meaning
- muscle; sinew; line of reasoning
Stroke order
Origin
竹 "something with fibres" with 月 "body" and 力 "strength"; the fibres that give the body power — "muscle."
Readings and examples
| Onキンきんkin | 筋肉きんにく筋骨きんこつ鉄筋てっきん |
|---|---|
| Kunすじsuji | 筋すじ筋書すじがき大筋おおすじ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 筋肉きんにく
muscle
- 鉄筋てっきん
reinforcing steel bar
- 心筋梗塞しんきんこうそく
- 筋萎縮きんいしゅく
- 腓腹筋ひふくきん
Example
運動して筋肉をつける。
I exercise to build muscle.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)