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筋

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 730 / 2,608

Muscle

On’yomi
きん
Kun’yomi
すじ
Radical
竹 Bamboo (Kangxi 118)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 尾 (Tail), less common than 責 (Blame).

Bamboo on top covers meat with power below -- bamboo-like fibers running through powered meat are the body's muscles.

In words

筋 すじ muscle,string,lineN3
筋肉 きんにく muscle,sinewN3
粗筋 あらすじ outline;summaryN1

筋 is rank 730 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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