Keyword
muscle
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1012
Readings
すじ
(68%)
きん
(31%)
Composed of
bamboo
rib
Mnemonic

I have so much muscle I could break your ribs as if they were made out of bamboo!

Used in vocabulary (294 in total)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
reason; right
physical strength; muscle strength
path; route; itinerary
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
synopsis; outline; plot
vein (esp. in head)
muscular pain; myalgia
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
weight training; muscle training
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
bridge of nose
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
reason; logic; method; system; order
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
swordsmanship
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
to feel a chill run down one's spine
main thread (of a story)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
rational; logical; coherent
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
heart attack; myocardial infarction
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
to become sinewy; to behave formally
lineage; pedigree; family line
pectoral (muscle)
sphincter; sphincter muscle; constrictor
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
pectoralis major muscle
highway route (Edo period); main route
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
synopsis; outline; plot
heart muscle; myocardium
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
artificial muscle; synthetic muscle
plot (of a story)
course of a river; land along a river
people close to the head man
muscle training; resistance training; strength training
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
illogical; inconsistent
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
outline; summary; argument
reason; right
a metal reinforcement
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
latissimus dorsi muscle
muscle
course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)
government sources; official quarters
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
sit-ups; exercise to strengthen one's abdominal muscles
rectus abdominis muscle; abdominal rectus muscle
femoral muscle; thigh muscle
to make sense; to be consistent
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
involuntary muscles
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
strength of one's back
muscles of the back; back muscles
oblique muscle
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
to pull a muscle; to strain a muscle
muscular beauty; beauty of a muscular body
channel (of a stream, valley, etc.)
diagonally opposite
diagonally opposite
salted salmon roe
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease
ocular muscles; muscles that control eye movement
cirrus cloud
voluntary muscle
respiratory muscles
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
muscle cell; muscle cells
gold stripes
diagonal; oblique; brace
outline; summary; argument
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
flexor muscle
physical or manual labor; physical or manual labour
reinforced concrete construction
ridge line; ridge trail
stripe; streak; striation
diagonally opposite
sternocleidomastoid muscle; sternomastoid
diagonally opposite
gastrocnemius muscle
transversal; lateral stripes
myotome; muscle group
masseter muscle
abdominal external oblique muscle
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
poorly selling line (of products); unprofitable line
route beside a mountain stream
intramuscular injection
myalgia; muscular pain
beef sinew; beef tendon
inflammation of a muscle; myositis
influential quarters
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
buccinator muscle
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
electromyogram; EMG
orbicularis oculi muscle
psoas major muscle
muscle rupture; myorrhexis
large-scale operators; big traders
transverse abdominal muscle; transversus abdominis muscle
piriformis muscle
anger veins (stylised X mark typically shown on forehead)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
levator; levator muscle
serratus anterior muscle
muscle tone; muscular tone; myotonia
soleus muscle
amyotrophia; muscle atrophy; disuse atrophy
orbicularis oris muscle
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
protractor muscle
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
list of top-selling products
branch roads; crossroads
muscle spasm; myospasm; cramp
outline; summary; argument
extraocular muscle; external eye muscle
muscle of mastication
pelvic floor muscle; pubococcygeal muscle; Kegel muscle
necrotizing fasciitis; necrotising fasciitis; flesh-eating bacteria syndrome
to turn a somersault
sphincter muscle of urinary bladder
amyotrophy (muscular atrophy)
reliable source
neuromuscular junction; myoneural junction
erector pili (muscle fiber attached to a hair follicle); erectores pilorum
muscle plate; myotome
intercostal muscle
antagonist (muscle)
diagonal; oblique; brace
Japanese sand lance (Ammodytes personatus); Pacific sandeel
sinewy meat
Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
poorly selling line (of products); unprofitable line
stirrup (in reinforced concrete construction)
sabre-toothed blenny (Aspidontus taeniatus)
muscle spasm; myospasm; cramp
lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens)
hoop; tie hoop; lateral tie
Indian bait prawn (Palaemon pacificus)
Indian bait prawn (Palaemon pacificus)
lineage; pedigree; ancestry
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
patron; effective means
business connections
authoritative sources
brawny; sinewy; stringy
reinforcement bar
pseudohypertrophy of muscle
side-striped jackal (carnivore, Canis adustus)
adductor muscle (of a bivalve)
cramp in the calf
steel-framed reinforced concrete construction
erector pili (muscle fiber attached to a hair follicle); erectores pilorum
delayed onset muscle soreness; DOMS
main reinforcement (in a reinforced-concrete structure)
gastrocnemius muscle
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
bearish traders; bear interests; short side
bullish traders; bull interests; long side
stirrup (construction)
tongs (esp. for incense or for use in a Buddhist temple)
pterygoid muscle; alary muscle
muscular type (Kretschmer's typology); athletic type
muscle sense
muscle-contraction headache; tension headache
sarcomere; myotome
sphincter muscle of the pupil; sphincter pupillae
suspensory muscle of the duodenum; musculus suspensorius duodeni
Thorea okadae (species of red alga)
camel toe (i.e. female genitals visible through tight clothing)
striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)
whitetail dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus); humbug dascyllus; banded dascyllus; white-tailed damselfish
Examples (41 in total)
The heart is made of muscle.
Exercise trains the muscles.
I grabbed the cat by the neck.