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What does 筋肉 (きんにく, kinniku) mean?

筋肉 (きんにく, kinniku) means muscle.

Quick facts
Readingきんにく
Romajikinniku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
きんにく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkinniku

muscle

  1. 1noun muscle

Example sentences

  • Swimming uses muscles throughout the whole body.

  • I exercise every day to build muscle.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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