Kanji 筋: "muscle, sinew, tendon"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 筋

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 筋すじmuscle; tendon; sinew · vein; artery
• 筋きん肉にくmuscle
• 背せ筋すじspine; line of the backbone · seam down the back (of clothing)
• 首くび筋すじnape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
• 一ひと筋すじone line; one stretch (e.g. of road); one strand (e.g. of hair); one beam (e.g. of light) · earnest; resolute; intent; devoted
• 背せ筋すじを伸のばすto straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
• 血ち筋すじlineage; stock; descent; strain
• 筋きん力りょくphysical strength; muscle strength
• 道みち筋すじcourse (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; route; path · course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); process
• 腹ふっ筋きんabdominal muscles; abs · sit-up (exercise)
• 筋すじ書がきsynopsis; plot; outline; summary · plan; scheme; program; scenario
• 青あお筋すじvein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)

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