脈
vein, pulse, hope
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
20 of 273- 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
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.