► 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:
- 消息筋によると交渉は破綻したらしい ⇨ According to the source close to the situation, the negotiation broke down
- 凝り固まった筋肉を解き解す ⇨ Take knots out of, Loosen up, tensed-up muscles
- 激しい運動の後で十分休養することにより筋肉は強くなる ⇨ Muscles become stronger by resting sufficiently after hard workouts
- 背筋が続々するような興奮 ⇨ Spine-tingling excitement
- 血筋は争えない ⇨ You cannot dispute your bloodline
- 筋肉は使わないと衰える ⇨ Muscles will weaken when not used
- その説明は筋道が通っていない ⇨ That explanation has logical flaws
- 背筋を真っ直ぐに伸ばしなさい ⇨ Straighten up your back
- 彼の肩の筋肉が盛り上がっている ⇨ He has bulging shoulder muscles
- 彼は筋肉隆々としている ⇨ He has big muscles
- 世の中筋道を立てて話せば皆分かるわけではない ⇨ In this world, even if you talk logically, not everybody will understand
- 社会を変えるというのは一筋縄では行かない ⇨ Changing the society is not easy, there is no simple solution
- 不随意筋 ⇨ Involuntary muscles
- 筋肉質の若者 ⇨ A muscular young man
- 不随意筋 ⇨ Involuntary muscles