Korean

Noun

힘줄 • ‎(himjul)

1. sinew, tendon

Synonyms

• 심줄 ‎(simjul, -jur) (rather a corruption)
• 건 ‎(geon), 腱 ‎(geon)

Derived terms

• 아킬레스 ‎(akilleseu) 힘줄 (akilles-) Achilles tendon

See also

• 뼈 ‎(ppyeo) (ppyeo) bone
• 살 ‎(sal) (sal, sar) flesh
• 힘살 ‎(himsal) (himsal, -sar) muscle

Etymology 2

Future determiner of 힘주다 (himjuda, “to concentrate one's effort on something”).

Verb

힘줄 • ‎(himjul) ‎(future determiner of 힘주다)

1. Which will concentrate
2. Which will be concentrated on