Memory phrase for the Kanji: 筋


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Meaning

muscle, sinew, line, vein

Pronunciation

KIN
suji

Explanation

Top: bamboo , bottom: bodypart / and strength/force

Mnemonic

Bamboo as well as the body develops the strength through muscles and sinews.

Radicals

bamboo
body part, meatThis radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.
power force
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Vocabulary

 筋肉  きんにく  muscle, sinew
 一筋  ひとすじ  a line, earnestly, blindly. straight forwardly
 大筋  おおすじ  outline, summary
 筋  すじ  muscle, string, line, stripe, plot, plan, sinew
 粗筋  あらすじ  outline, summary

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