Memory phrase for the character: 筋

筋

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Meaning

muscle, sinew, line, vein

Pronunciation

KIN
suji

Explanation

 Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: bodypart 月/肉 and strength/force 力

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

Radicals

竹 bamboo
肉 body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning 'body part'.
力 power forceFor example, left 左 or right 右 is understood as a hand ナ with a forearm. If the other line is seen as a bicep, this can be understood as "force".




 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
大胸筋 だい･きょうきん  pectoralis major muscle
粗筋 あらすじ  outline, summary

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