Keyword
muscle
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1012
Readings
すじ
(68%)
きん
(31%)
Composed of
bamboo
rib
Mnemonic

I have so much muscle I could break your ribs as if they were made out of bamboo!

Used in vocabulary (294 in total)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
Examples (41 in total)
The heart is made of muscle.
Exercise trains the muscles.
I grabbed the cat by the neck.
I heard this from a safe source.
I don't understand this novel's plot.
The action of the story takes place on an island.
I heard about it from another source last year.
Their muscles are stiff.
I got the news from a reliable source.
A shiver ran down my spine.
He has been working out to develop his muscles.
A tear ran down her cheek.
Sports help to develop our muscles.
Swimming will develop many different muscles.
Swimming develops our muscles.
The hot bath relaxed my muscles.
A tear ran down Tom's cheek.
That exercise is good for the abdominal muscles.
300 sit-ups every day? That's completely impossible!
This medicine helps relieve muscle pain.
My whole body is sore.
When I heard the news on the radio, a chill ran down my spine.
This story does not make sense!
What he told us the other day simply doesn't make sense, does it?
What you're saying doesn't make sense.
Actually, it makes perfect sense.
What he is saying doesn't make sense.
Each muscle shows perfect teamwork.
My muscular strength has weakened from lack of exercise.
He seems to have lost the thread of the story.
I find no logic in his argument.
I can't follow the course of your argument.
I lost the thread of his argument.
His muscles ached from sitting too long in one position.
You need to have strong thigh muscles to skate.
His answer is reasonable.
Sleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.
His argument was logical.
The hot-blooded are prone to heart attacks.
Muscle tissue consists of innumerable cells.
He cannot have said such an unreasonable thing.