筋肉【きんにく】
muscle
筋【すじ】
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, street (in Osaka), (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
大筋【おおすじ】
outline, summary, gist, basic points
道筋【みちすじ】
path, route, itinerary
心筋【しんきん】
heart muscle, myocardium
消息筋【しょうそくすじ】
informed circles
鉄筋【てっきん】
rebar, (iron) reinforcing bar, reinforcing steel, reinforced concrete
一筋【ひとすじ】
one line, one stretch (e.g. of road), one strand (e.g. of hair), one beam (e.g. of light), one ray, one length (e.g. of rope), earnest, resolute, intent, devoted, single-minded, one bloodline, one clan, ordinary, common
筋力【きんりょく】
physical strength, muscle strength
背筋【せすじ】
spine, line of the backbone, seam down the back (of clothing)
筋書き【すじがき】
synopsis, outline, plot
本筋【ほんすじ】
main thread (of a story)
筋道【すじみち】
reason, logic, method, system, order, thread (e.g. of an argument)
心筋梗塞【しんきんこうそく】
heart attack, myocardial infarction
筋違い【すじちがい】
cramp, sprain, crick, strain (muscle), unreasonableness, absurdity, illogical, unreasonable, misdirected, misplaced, wrong (of estimate, guess)
一筋縄【ひとすじなわ】
(piece of) rope, ordinary method
筋金【すじがね】
a metal reinforcement
首筋【くびすじ】
nape of the neck, back of the neck, scruff of the neck
腹筋【ふっきん】
abdominal muscles, abs, sit-up (exercise)
血筋【ちすじ】
lineage, stock, descent, strain, blood relationship
