► 名詞
筋 [(1)きん] [tech] meaning: muscle rank: 2
☆ 大胸筋 ⇨ Pectoral muscles
☆ 筋萎縮 ⇨ Muscle atrophy
筋 [(1)すじ] meaning: along rank: 2
☆ 街道筋 ⇨ The areas around the main road
筋 [(1)すじ] [筋が通る] meaning: logic rank: 2
☆ あなたの言っている事は筋が通らない ⇨ The thread of what you’re saying is not connected. Your story doesn’t add up
筋 [(1)すじ] [筋を違える] [coll] meaning: muscle rank: 2
☆ 寝ている間に首の筋を違えてしまった ⇨ I sprained my neck muscle while I was sleeping (☛ A specific, isolated, muscle)
筋 [(1)すじ] meaning: story rank: 2
☆ 話の筋が分からなくなった ⇨ I can’t follow the storyline, the flow of the story
筋 [(1)すじ] meaning: streak rank: 2
☆ 液晶画面に筋が入ってしまった ⇨ A streak got into the LCD
筋 [(1)すじ] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 怪しい筋の情報 ⇨ Information from a dubious source
筋 [(1)すじ] [消息筋] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 消息筋によると彼は辞任するとのことだ ⇨ According to the sources, he is expected to resign
筋 [(1)すじ] [筋が良い] meaning: talent rank: 4
☆ 彼女はテニスを始めて数ヶ月だが筋が良いので既に相当上達した ⇨ She has been play tennis only for a few months but she has the talent and is already pretty good (☛ Usually talents for sports or art)
More examples:
- 彼は一筋縄では行かない男だ ⇨ He is not an easy guy to deal with
- 筋肉は使わないと衰える ⇨ Muscles will weaken when not used
- 話の道筋が良く分からない ⇨ I don’t really follow the thread of the story
- 筋肉を増強するには負荷トレーニングが必要だ ⇨ Resistance training is required to make muscles bigger and stronger
- 背筋に寒気が走った ⇨ A chill ran down my spine
- 自転車競技の選手は腿の筋肉が非常に発達している ⇨ Bicycle racers have highly developed thigh muscles
- 駅までの道筋はこの通りです ⇨ Here is the route, how to get to, the station
- 彼は痩せ過ぎて筋張っている ⇨ He is too thin and sinewy
- 筋肉増強剤 ⇨ Muscle-growth drug. Anabolic steroid
- 運動をサボっていたら筋肉が落ちた ⇨ I wasn’t working out and I lost some muscles
- お前に文句を言われる筋合いはねえんだよ ⇨ There is no reason you should criticize me. You have no right to tell me what to do
- 筋力トレーニング ⇨ Muscle strength training
- 彼の肩の筋肉が盛り上がっている ⇨ He has bulging shoulder muscles
- 筋肉を解すための運動 ⇨ An exercise to loosen up muscles
- あんたにとやかく言われる筋合いはない ⇨ You have no right to tell me this and that, what to do