筋 (すじ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

筋 (すじ) means muscle / line / string.

See example sentences below.

筋 at a glance

筋

すじsuji

N3noun

muscle / line / string

筋すじsujiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

muscle / line / string

Example 1

毎日筋トレで筋が強くなった。

Translation

My muscles got stronger from training every day.

Example 2

この魚は体の筋がよく見える。

Translation

You can clearly see the lines on this fish's body.