JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 筋: "muscle, sinew, tendon"
The kanji 筋 means "muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キン in on'yomi and すじ in kun'yomi.
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
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すじ
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
| Meaning | muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 744 of 2,501 |
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muscle; tendon; sinew · vein; artery
- 筋肉muscle
- 背筋colonne vertébrale, ligne du dos · couture dorsale (vêtement)
- 首筋nuque, arrière du cou
- 一筋one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); one strand (e.g. of hair); one beam (e.g. of light) · earnest; resolute; intent; devoted
- 背筋を伸ばすto straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
- 血筋lineage; stock; descent; strain
- 筋力physical strength; muscle strength
- 道筋path; route; itinerary
- 腹筋abdominal muscles; abs · sit-up (exercise)
- 筋書きsynopsis; plot; outline; summary · plan; scheme; program; scenario
- 青筋vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
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