膜

membrane

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes14

Meaning

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

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.

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

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

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membrane

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes14

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

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.

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

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

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