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Kotomora

膜

membrane

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • マク

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

膜 centers on a thin, flexible layer that covers or separates: a membrane. It is used for biological membranes and thin films.

Most common words using 膜

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  • 膜まく
    N1

    membrane; film

  • 網膜もうまく

    retina

  • 粘膜ねんまく

    mucous membrane; mucosa

  • 角膜かくまく

    cornea

  • 鼓膜こまく

    eardrum; tympanic membrane

  • 結膜炎けつまくえん

    conjunctivitis

  • 横隔膜おうかくまく

    diaphragm

  • 薄膜うすまく

    thin film

  • 皮膜ひまく

    film; membrane

  • くも膜くもまく

    arachnoid mater; arachnoid membrane

  • 被膜ひまく

    coating; film; membrane

  • 腹膜ふくまく

    peritoneum

  • 腹膜炎ふくまくえん

    peritonitis

  • 結膜けつまく

    conjunctiva

  • 骨膜こつまく

    periosteum

  • 油膜ゆまく

    oil film; oil slick

  • 弁膜べんまく

    valve (of the heart and the veins)

  • 髄膜炎ずいまくえん

    meningitis

  • RO膜アールオーまく

    reverse osmosis membrane; reverse osmotic membrane

  • くも膜下出血くもまくかしゅっけつ

    subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage; SAH

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Etymology

膜 combines the flesh radical ⺼ with 莫, which likely contributes the sound マク. The character originally referred to a thin layer of tissue or film.

Meaning mnemonic

The flesh radical ⺼ suggests something bodily, and 莫 looks like a thin layer stretched over a frame. Picture a thin membrane covering flesh.

Reading mnemonic

For マク, imagine a thin membrane stretched over a drum, making a 'maku' sound when tapped: maku -> マク.