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脈拍 (みゃくはく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脈みゃく拍はく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

pulse; pulse rate; pulsation

physiology

Medical and everyday term for the heartbeat felt at the wrist, neck, etc., or its rate.

看かん護ご師しが患かん者じゃの脈みゃく拍はくを測はかった。
The nurse took the patient's pulse.

運うん動どう後ごの脈みゃく拍はくは通つう常じょうより速はやくなる。

Your pulse rate after exercise becomes faster than usual.

Written forms

脈みゃく拍はくUsage93%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
脈みゃく搏はくUsage7%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 搏 is not a jōyō kanji.

Kanji

脈vein, pulse, hope
拍clap, beat (music)
搏seize, spring upon, strike

Similar words

心しん拍ぱく
心拍 refers specifically to the heartbeat itself or heart rate, while 脈拍 is the palpable pulse at peripheral arteries.
脈みゃく
脈 is a broader term for pulse, vein, or flow; 脈拍 is more clinical and specifically means pulse rate or pulsation.

Etymology

Compound of 脈 (myaku, 'pulse, vein') and 拍 (haku, 'beat, rhythm'). The rare form 脈搏 uses 搏 (haku, 'beat, throb') with the same reading.