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Kotomora

脈

vein, pulse, hope

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ミャク

Kun'yomi

  • すじ

Meaning

脈 centers on a connected, flowing channel: a vein carrying blood, a pulse felt through that flow, or a thread of hope that runs through a situation.

Most common words using 脈

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  • 動脈どうみゃく
    N1

    artery

  • 脈みゃく
    N1

    pulse

  • 文脈ぶんみゃく
    N2

    context (of a passage); line of thought

  • 静脈じょうみゃく

    vein

  • 山脈さんみゃく
    N1

    mountain range; mountain belt

  • 人脈じんみゃく

    personal connections

  • 大動脈だいどうみゃく

    aorta

  • 水脈すいみゃく

    water vein; underground stream of water

  • 不整脈ふせいみゃく

    arrhythmia; abnormal heartbeat

  • 脈絡みゃくらく
    N1

    logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; context

  • 脈拍みゃくはく
    N1

    pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse

  • 鉱脈こうみゃく

    vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode

  • 冠動脈かんどうみゃく

    coronary artery

  • 血脈けつみゃく

    blood vessel

  • ヒマラヤ山脈ヒマラヤさんみゃく

    the Himalayas

  • 金脈きんみゃく

    vein of gold

  • アンデス山脈アンデスさんみゃく

    Andes; Andes Mountains

  • 頸動脈けいどうみゃく

    carotid artery

  • 脈打つみゃくうつ

    to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

  • 脈動みゃくどう

    pulsation; pulsatory motion

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Study

Etymology

脈 combines ⺼ (flesh/body part) with a right side that historically represents a branching network, together suggesting the body's branching veins.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side ⺼ is flesh, and the right side looks like a branching river system. Picture a network of veins branching through the body, carrying the pulse of life and a thread of hope.

Reading mnemonic

For ミャク, imagine a doctor checking your pulse and saying 'My, a cute little pulse!' — 'My, a cute' blends into ミャク while focusing on the vein and pulse meaning.