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Strong / Robust
This “strong” character means “to strengthen” or robust. This brings images of a muscle-bound hulk of a weight lifter or bodybuilder to an Asian person who sees this character.
Note that in Korean and Japanese, this character is normally part of compound words, and is not seen alone too often.
Note that the this character was simplified in Japan after WWII (also simplified in mainland China but not for calligraphy). If you want the modern Japanese/simplified version, please click on the Kanji shown to the right.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
凝 see styles |
níng ning2 ning tomoda ともだ |
to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare (1) muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); (2) (med) (kana only) lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; hardening; lesion; (3) (kana only) lingering discomfort; uneasiness; bad aftertaste; unpleasant feeling; muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); (personal name) Tomoda To congeal, consolidate, form. |
筋 see styles |
jīn jin1 chin kin きん |
muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; something resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) muscle; (surname) Suji sinew |
肌 see styles |
jī ji1 chi hadae はだえ hada はだ |
(bound form) flesh; muscle (1) skin; (2) body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); (n,n-suf) (3) surface; grain (e.g. of wood); texture; (4) disposition; temperament; character; type |
閃 闪 see styles |
shǎn shan3 shan sen せん |
to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine (female given name) Sen Flash; get out of the way. |
スジ see styles |
suji スジ |
(1) muscle; tendon; sinew; (2) vein; artery; (3) fiber; fibre; string; (4) line; stripe; streak; (5) reason; logic; (6) plot; storyline; (7) lineage; descent; (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); (9) aptitude; talent; (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; (11) well-informed person (in a transaction); (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); (13) (shogi) ninth vertical line; (14) seam on a helmet; (15) (abbreviation) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (16) (archaism) social position; status; (n-suf,n,adj-no) (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf,ctr) (18) counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (19) (archaism) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency); (given name) Suji |
伸筋 see styles |
shinkin しんきん |
protractor muscle |
咬筋 see styles |
koukin / kokin こうきん |
masseter muscle |
小柱 see styles |
kobashira こばしら |
{food} (See 馬鹿貝) trough shell adductor muscle; columella; (place-name) Obashira |
屈筋 see styles |
kukkin くっきん |
flexor muscle |
心筋 see styles |
shinkin しんきん |
{anat} heart muscle; cardiac muscle; myocardium |
挙筋 see styles |
kyokin きょきん |
{anat} levator; levator muscle |
擠占 挤占 see styles |
jǐ zhàn ji3 zhan4 chi chan |
to muscle in; to take possession; to occupy; to squat |
斜筋 see styles |
shakin しゃきん |
{anat} oblique muscle |
斜肌 see styles |
xié jī xie2 ji1 hsieh chi |
diagonal muscle |
環肌 环肌 see styles |
huán jī huan2 ji1 huan chi |
circular muscle |
痙縮 see styles |
keishuku / keshuku けいしゅく |
spasticity; contracture; (muscle) stiffness |
痼り see styles |
shikori しこり |
(1) muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); (2) (med) (kana only) lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; hardening; lesion; (3) (kana only) lingering discomfort; uneasiness; bad aftertaste; unpleasant feeling |
筋力 see styles |
kinryoku きんりょく |
physical strength; muscle strength |
筋板 see styles |
kinban きんばん |
muscle plate; myotome |
筋群 see styles |
kingun きんぐん |
{anat} myotome; muscle group |
筋肉 see styles |
kinniku きんにく |
muscle |
筋覚 see styles |
kinkaku きんかく |
(abbreviation) (See 筋肉感覚) muscle sense |
緊張 紧张 see styles |
jǐn zhāng jin3 zhang1 chin chang kinchou / kincho きんちょう |
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] (n,vs,vi) (1) tension; strain; nervousness; stress; (n,vs,vi) (2) tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); (3) {physiol} tonus; muscle tone |
縱肌 纵肌 see styles |
zòng jī zong4 ji1 tsung chi |
longitudinal muscle |
肉柱 see styles |
nikuchuu / nikuchu にくちゅう |
(See 貝柱) adductor muscle (of a bivalve) |
肌肉 see styles |
jī ròu ji1 rou4 chi jou |
muscle; flesh |
胸筋 see styles |
kyoukin / kyokin きょうきん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) pectoral (muscle) |
脳筋 see styles |
noukin / nokin のうきん |
(slang) muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking |
腓腹 see styles |
hifuku ひふく |
(1) calf muscle; (can be adjective with の) (2) sural |
腹肌 see styles |
fù jī fu4 ji1 fu chi |
abdominal muscle |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Strong Robust | 壯 壮 | sou / so | zhuàng / zhuang4 / zhuang | chuang |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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