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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キン、すじ
Romaji: kin, suji
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  118
Frequency:  744
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-6-6
Korean Reading:  geun
Chinese Reading:  jin1
Unicode:  7b4b
JIS:  365A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2678
Nelson Index: 3395
New Nelson Index: 4286
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6f6.4
Four Corner Index: 8822.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 843
Gakken Index: 713
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25994
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0775
Remembering the kanji Index: 941
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1603
Kodansha Compact Index: 1476
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 854
Kanji in Context Index: 1059
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1719
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2337
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 950
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1012
Essential Kanji Index: 1137
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3319
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2345
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 942

Words

(すじ、スジ)
muscle; tendon; sinew; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; string; line; stripe; streak; reason; logic; plot; storyline; lineage; descent; school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); aptitude; talent; source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; well-informed person (in a transaction); logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); ninth vertical line; seam on a helmet; gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); social position; status; on (a river, road, etc.); along; counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
すじ肉 (すじにく)
sinewy meat
鉄筋コンクリート (てっきんコンクリート)
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
筋力 (きんりょく)
physical strength; muscle strength
一筋 (ひとすじ)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; ordinary; common
(きん)
muscle
筋肉 (きんにく)
muscle; sinew
鉄筋 (てっきん)
rebar; (concrete) iron reinforcing bar
血筋 (ちすじ)
lineage; stock; strain; blood relationship
心筋梗塞 (しんきんこうそく)
heart attack; myocardial infarction
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