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Kanji dictionary: 筋 (muscle)
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筋
Muscle
This kanji has
12
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 6
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
On reading:
キン
kin
Kun reading:
すじ
suji
Use examples
鉄筋コンクリート
てっきんこんくりーと
reinforced-concrete, ferro-concrete
血筋
ちすじ
lineage, a family line, blood, pedigree ☆=血統(けっとう)
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