筋

条

Readings

Kana: すじ、スジ

Romaji: suji, suji

Definitions

noun

1

muscle; tendon; sinew

2

vein; artery

3

fiber; fibre; string

4

line; stripe; streak

5

reason; logic

See also: 筋が通る

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 term)

14

seam on a helmet

15

gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)

Note: abbreviation

See also: 筋蒲鉾

16

social position; status

Note: archaism

n-suf

noun

adj-no

17

on (a river, road, etc.); along

suf

ctr

18

counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions

19

(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

Note: archaism

Kanji

筋

Readings: キン、 すじ

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

条

Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 デキ、 えだ、 すじ

Meanings: article, clause, item, stripe, streak

Example Sentences

全身(ぜんしん)筋肉痛(きんにくつう)だ。

➥My whole body is sore.

筋肉(きんにく)がなまった。

➥My muscles have got soft.

背筋(せすじ)を伸(の)ばしなさい。

➥Carry your head high.

血筋(ちすじ)は争(あらそ)えない。

➥Blood is thicker than water.

震(ふる)えが背筋(せすじ)を走(はし)った。

➥A shiver ran down my spine.

運動(うんどう)が筋肉(きんにく)を鍛(きた)える。

➥Exercise trains the muscles.