Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
Variants:
muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Kun:
すじ
On:
キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
744 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 筋 【キン】 muscle
  • 筋肉 【キンニク】 muscle
  • 心筋 【シンキン】 heart muscle, cardiac muscle, myocardium
  • 鉄筋 【テッキン】 rebar, (iron) reinforcing bar, reinforcing steel, reinforced concrete

Kun reading compounds

  • 筋 【すじ】 muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, street (in Osaka), (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
  • 筋書き 【すじがき】 synopsis, outline, plot
  • 粗筋 【あらすじ】 outline, summary, argument
  • 売れ筋 【うれすじ】 popular line (of products), best-selling line, hot sellers

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jin1
Korean:
geun

Spanish

  • músculo
  • tendón
  • fibra
  • trama
  • argumento
  • linaje

Portuguese

  • músculo
  • tendão
  • nervo
  • fibra
  • desenho
  • plano
  • descendência

French

  • muscle
  • tendon
  • fibre
  • veine
  • intrigue
  • lignée
  • raison
854 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
843 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
713 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3395 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1137 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1603 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1090 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1141 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1059 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1476 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3319 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1719 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2337 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
950 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25994 Morohashi
2678 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4286 New Nelson (John Haig)
941 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1012 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
942 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2345 2001 Kanji
6f6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-6 SKIP code
8822.7 Four corner code
1-22-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7b4b Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
789 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 押収 【オウシュウ】 seizure, confiscation
  • 押印 【オウイン】 affixing a seal (to), putting one's seal (on)
  • 花押 【カオウ】 written seal, stylized signature

Kun reading compounds

  • 押す 【おす】 to push, to thrust, to shove, to press (down), to push (e.g. a button), to exert pressure on, to stamp (e.g. one's name), to affix (a seal), to affix (e.g. gold leaf), to push (someone for something), to press, to put pressure on (someone), to overwhelm, to overpower, to put (someone) under pressure, to be superior to, to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.), to proceed, to stick to, to do ... in spite of ..., to defy, to brave, to push aside, to make sure, to fall behind schedule
  • 押忍 【おっす】 hi!, yo!, hey man!, hey dude!, yessir!, understood!
  • 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
  • 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain

Readings

Japanese names:
おし、 おす、 おや
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ya1, ya2
Korean:
ab, gab

Spanish

  • empujar
  • presionar
  • forzar
  • contener
  • reprimir
  • suprimir

Portuguese

  • empurrar
  • parada
  • checar
  • subjugar
  • anexar
  • prender
  • peso
  • imprensa
  • carimbo
  • fazer apesar de

French

  • appuyer
  • pousser
  • arrêter
  • contrôler
  • soumettre
  • attacher
  • saisir
  • maintenir
  • sceau
  • presser
  • faire en dépit de
1033 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
587 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1885 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1632 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
563 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
587 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
986 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1021 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
256 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
868 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
371 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
234 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1123 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11929 Morohashi
314 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2128 New Nelson (John Haig)
1114 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1195 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1175 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1355 2001 Kanji
3c5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
5605.0 Four corner code
1-18-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62bc Unicode hex code