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筋 = 竹 + 肋

筋 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “muscle”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 肋 (rib). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1012.

Keyword
muscle
RTK frame
1012
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すじ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
мышца
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
筋 muscles

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 竹 bamboo
  2. 肋 rib

How to find 筋 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “rib”. 筋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 筋 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.