► 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 ⇨
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:
- 背筋に寒気が走った ⇨ A chill ran down my spine
- 筋肉は使わないと衰える ⇨ Muscles will weaken when not used
- 彼は毎日腹筋を百回やる ⇨ He does 100 situps every day
- 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
- 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
- 今売れ筋の商品 ⇨ A currently best-selling, high-demand, product
- 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
- 駅までの道筋はこの通りです ⇨ Here is the route, how to get to, the station
- 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
- 彼女は前髪を何筋か垂らしている ⇨ She has a few strand of bangs hanging
- 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
- 筋肉を解すための運動 ⇨ An exercise to loosen up muscles
- 筋肉が完全に弛緩している ⇨ The muscle is completely relaxed
- 彼は筋肉ムキムキだ ⇨ He’s bulging with muscles
- 背筋を真っ直ぐに伸ばしなさい ⇨ Straighten up your back