12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent

Kun'yomi
  • muscle ②on (a river, road, etc.) ③counter for long thin things ④street (in Osaka) ⑤(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
On'yomi
  • muscle

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

すじ 66.7%
キン 33.3%

Character Breakdown

muscle, sinew, tendon
すじ キン (6th, N1)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
rib
ロク あばら (Kentei Pre-1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

muscle ②on (a river, road, etc.) ③counter for long thin things ④street (in Osaka) ⑤(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
one line ②earnest ③one bloodline ④ordinary
spine ②seam down the back (of clothing)
abdominal muscles ②sit-up (exercise)
strength training
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References

Unicode hex code 7B4B
JIS X 0208 1-22-58
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3395
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4286
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2678
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3319
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1719
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2337
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 941
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1012
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 713
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1137
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25994
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 843
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1090
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1141
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1603
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 854
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 942
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1059
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1476
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 950
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f6.4
Four corner code 8822.7
De Roo Code 2345