"背筋" meaning in Japanese

See 背筋 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [se̞sɨʑi] Forms: 背筋 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (), (すじ)), sesuji [romanization], sesudi [romanization], せすぢ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 背 (“back”) + 筋 (“muscle”) Etymology templates: {{af|ja|背|筋|sort=せすじ|t1=back|t2=muscle}} 背 (“back”) + 筋 (“muscle”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|せすじ|hhira=せすぢ}} 背(せ)筋(すじ) • (sesuji) ^(←せすぢ (sesudi)?)
  1. (anatomy) either the spine, or the middle groove of the back along the spine
    Sense id: en-背筋-ja-noun-krQFykAC Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Anatomy, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms read with kan'on, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese words with multiple readings, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 33 34 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kan'on: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 64 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 27 37 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 33 38 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (clothing) the middle seam of the back
    Sense id: en-背筋-ja-noun-BwL~Z3h~ Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Clothing, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms read with kan'on, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese words with multiple readings, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 23 54 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 33 34 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kan'on: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 27 37 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 33 38 Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ha̠ikʲĩɴ] Forms: 背筋 [canonical] (ruby: (はい), (きん)), haikin [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|はいきん}} 背(はい)筋(きん) • (haikin)
  1. (anatomy) a back muscle
    Sense id: en-背筋-ja-noun-USUkpWlr Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Muscles, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kan'on, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese words with multiple readings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 33 34 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 30 31 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kan'on: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 27 37 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 30 39 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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