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筋肉 (きんにく): muscle, sinews — Japanese vocabulary

筋肉 is read きんにく and means "muscle, sinews". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

筋肉

Reading
きんにく · kinniku
Translation
muscle, sinews
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
きんにくが

Example

水泳は筋肉を発達させる。

すいえいはきんにくをはったつさせる。

Swimming develops our muscles.

Kanji in this word

  • 筋 — Muscle, Sinew, Tendon
  • 肉 — meat

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