Question

筋 すじ 筋(すじ): (1) muscle; tendon; sinew (2) vein; artery (3) fiber; fibre; string (4) line; stripe; streak (5) reason; logic (6) plot; storyline (7) lineage; descent (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts) (9) aptitude; talent (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel (11) well-informed person (in a transaction) (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.) (13) ninth vertical line (shogi) (14) seam on a helmet (15) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.) (16) social position; status (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along (18) counter for long thin things (19) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)筋肉(きんにく): muscle; sinew大筋(おおすじ): outline; summary一筋(ひとすじ): (1) one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light) (2) a single bloodline (3) earnest; resolute; intent; devoted (4) ordinary; common粗筋(あらすじ): outline; summary 6 竹: bamboo肋: rib 竹 6 (none) muscle Lifting BAMBOO STICKS is an old way for your BODY to put on lots of MUSCLE.

Accepted Answer

キン muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent 1 744 12 118 たけ・たけかんむり 象形 Pictographic Muscle is part of the body that gives strength, and can be both supple and tense like the bamboo.

Kanji	筋
Onyomi	キン
Kunyomi	すじ
English	muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Examples	筋(すじ): (1) muscle; tendon; sinew (2) vein; artery (3) fiber; fibre; string (4) line; stripe; streak (5) reason; logic (6) plot; storyline (7) lineage; descent (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts) (9) aptitude; talent (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel (11) well-informed person (in a transaction) (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.) (13) ninth vertical line (shogi) (14) seam on a helmet (15) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.) (16) social position; status (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along (18) counter for long thin things (19) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency) 筋肉(きんにく): muscle; sinew 大筋(おおすじ): outline; summary 一筋(ひとすじ): (1) one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light) (2) a single bloodline (3) earnest; resolute; intent; devoted (4) ordinary; common 粗筋(あらすじ): outline; summary
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	744
Components	竹: bamboo 肋: rib
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	竹
Radical Number	118
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	たけ・たけかんむり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	muscle
Koohii Story 1	Muscle is part of the body that gives strength, and can be both supple and tense like the bamboo.
Koohii Story 2	Lifting BAMBOO STICKS is an old way for your BODY to put on lots of MUSCLE.

Muscle Descent Sinew E.G Counter Long Outline Summary