筋肉量(きんにくりょう)

きんにくりょう
noun
muscle mass; amount of muscle
body-part
1. muscle mass; amount of muscle
The total quantity of muscle tissue in the body, usually expressed as a weight or proportion. Commonly cited in fitness, dieting, and health contexts.
年(とし)を取(と)ると筋肉量(きんにくりょう)が減(へ)る。
Muscle mass decreases as you get older.
You need protein to increase muscle mass.
I measured my muscle mass and body fat percentage on a body composition scale.

Compound of 筋肉(きんにく) (muscle) + 量(りょう) (amount). The suffix 量(りょう) attaches to many nouns to mean "amount of —" (水分(すいぶん)量(りょう), 脂肪(しぼう)量(りょう), 仕事(しごと)量(りょう)).

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