READING  キン、すじ
MEANING  muscle
JLPT level N1 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
きんにく
muscle, sinew
しんきんこうそく
heart attack, myocardial infarction
ちすじ
lineage, stock, strain, blood relationship
きんにくそしき
muscle tissue
きんにくつう
muscular pain, myalgia
 
Example sentences
筋肉
筋肉組織は無数の細胞からなっている。
Muscle tissue consists of innumerable cells.
 
全身筋肉痛だ。
My whole body is sore.
心筋梗塞
日本では心臓病を患う人が多いようですが、リビアでも心筋梗塞になる人が最近とても増えています。
Many people suffer from heart disease in Japan, but in Libya those having heart attacks have also increased a lot recently.
血筋
血筋は争えない。
Blood is thicker than water.
 
彼らは学者の血筋だ。
Learning runs in their blood.
 
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