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    3. 筋

    筋

    筋すじ

    muscle

    N3KMT3News #1+1CoreFood & DiningMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab12 strokes

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    すじスジ

    Noun

    1.
    muscle, tendon, sinew
    2.
    vein, artery
    3.
    fiber, fibre, string
    4.
    line, stripe, streak
    5.
    reason, logic
    6.
    plot, storyline
    7.
    lineage, descent
    8.
    school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
    9.
    aptitude, talent
    10.
    source (of information, etc.), circle, channel
    11.
    well-informed person (in a transaction)
    12.
    logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    13.
    ninth vertical line
    shogi
    14.
    seam on a helmet
    15.
    gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
    abbreviation
    16.
    social position, status
    archaic

    Noun, Suffix, Particle

    17.
    on (a river, road, etc.), along

    Suffix, Counter

    18.
    counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions

    Suffix

    19.
    street (in Osaka)

    Suffix, Counter

    20.
    (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    足あしの筋すじが痛いたい。

    My leg muscle hurts.

    KMT2Medicine & Health
    この肉にくは筋すじが多おおい。

    This meat has a lot of sinew.

    KMT3Food & Dining
    定てい期き的てきな運うん動どうは筋すじを強つよくする。

    Regular exercise strengthens your muscles.

    KMT3Medicine & HealthSports & Martial Arts
    その物ものが語たりは筋すじが通とおっている。

    The plot of that story is logical/well-developed.

    KMT4LiteratureCore Concepts
    鶏とり肉にくの硬かたい筋すじを取とり除さってくださいてください。

    Please remove the tough sinews from the chicken.

    KMT4Food & Dining

    Kanji that make up this word

    筋
    すじ…(1)
    muscle・sinew・tendon・fiber・plot…(2)
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