# 筋 — muscle; plot of a story

筋 means “muscle; plot of a story”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: キン (kin). Kun'yomi: すじ (suji). You'll see it in words such as 筋 (suji, “muscle; tendon”).

- Meaning: muscle; plot of a story
- On'yomi: キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi: すじ (suji)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 1

## How to remember 筋

Parts: 竹 bamboo · 月 moon; flesh · 力 power

## Words with 筋

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 筋 | すじ (suji) | muscle; tendon |

## Don't confuse it with

[脅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/threaten/) · [脇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armpit/)

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[姿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/figure/) · [筋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/muscle/) · [聴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/listen/) · [患](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/patient/) · [傷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wound/) · [診](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/examine-a-patient/) · [症](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/symptom/) · [肝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/liver/) · [剤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dose/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/muscle/. Last updated 2026-11-01.