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JLPT N29画 · 9 strokesradical

muscle, line, tendon, vein

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キン
  • スジ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • すじ
  • すじ.る
  • すじ.かい

Meanings across languages

English
muscle, line, tendon, vein
Tiếng Việt
cơ, đường, tendon, mạch
日本語
筋, 腱, 線, 筋道

Common compounds

  • 筋肉きんにくmuscle
  • 筋道すじみちlogical sequence, coherence
  • 筋金すじがねstrong foundation, core principle
  • 筋書きすじがきplot, scenario

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