筋 is the Japanese kanji for muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent. It is written with 12 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is すじ and its on reading is キン.
Stroke order
Words with 筋
- 筋肉muscle
- 鉄筋rebar, (iron) reinforcing bar, reinforcing steel
- 大筋outline, summary, gist
- 道筋course (of a road, moving object, etc.), way, route
- 心筋cardiac muscle, heart muscle, myocardium
- 筋力physical strength, muscle strength
Practice 筋 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.