► 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:
- 彼は毎日腹筋を百回やる ⇨ He does 100 situps every day
- 毎日百回の腹筋は馬鹿にならない ⇨ 100 situps everyday means a lot
- 凝り固まった筋肉を解き解す ⇨ Take knots out of, Loosen up, tensed-up muscles
- ゴリラの筋肉は人間の筋肉より遥かに強い ⇨ Gorilla’s muscles are a lot stronger than those of human’s
- 彼は痩せ過ぎて筋張っている ⇨ He is too thin and sinewy
- 彼はラーメン作り一筋で50年やってきた ⇨ He has been making ramen only for 50 years
- 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
- 血筋は争えない ⇨ You cannot dispute your bloodline
- 不随意筋 ⇨ Involuntary muscles
- 筋肉は鍛えた後休めなくてはいけない ⇨ Muscles need to be rested after training
- 彼の肩の筋肉が盛り上がっている ⇨ He has bulging shoulder muscles
- 筋肉質の若者 ⇨ A muscular young man
- 彼は筋肉隆々としている ⇨ He has big muscles
- 彼は筋萎縮性側索硬化症、所謂ルーゲーリック病で死んだ (きんいしゅくせいそくさくこうかしょう) ⇨ He died from ALS, often called Lou Gehrig disease
- 彼は一筋縄では行かない男だ ⇨ He is not an easy guy to deal with