筋

Meanings

muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent

ES: músculo, tendón, fibra, trama, argumento, linaje

Common words

• 筋肉きんにくmuscle
• 粗筋あらすじoutline, summary, argument
• 大筋おおすじoutline, summary, gist, basic points
• 一筋ひとすじone line, one stretch (e.g. of road), one strand (e.g. of hair), one beam (e.g. of light), one ray, one length (e.g. of rope)
• 筋道すじみちreason, logic
• 筋力きんりょくphysical strength, muscle strength
• 鉄筋てっきんrebar, (iron) reinforcing bar, reinforcing steel
• 道筋みちすじcourse (of a road, moving object, etc.), way, route, path, road

Example sentences

• 水泳すいえいは筋肉きんにくを発達はったつさせる。

  Swimming develops our muscles.

  Nadar desarrolla nuestros músculos.

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• その小説しょうせつの筋すじはわからない。

  I don't understand this novel's plot.

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• スポーツは筋肉きんにくの発達はったつに役立やくだつ。

  Sports help to develop our muscles.

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• 私は去年、それを別の筋から聞いた。

  I heard about it from another source last year.

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