Used for physical branching structures such as rivers, nerves, blood vessels, ore veins, or roads. Not used for abstract branching like organizational divisions.
The ramifications of the nerves spread throughout the body.
Etymology
Composed of 分 (ぶん, 'divide, branch') and 脈 (みゃく, 'vein, pulse'). The combination literally means 'branching vein' and is used for physical branching structures.
