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分脈 (ぶんみゃく, bunmyaku) Japanese meaning: branch | Kotomora
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Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment Related words 支し 流りゅう 支流 specifically means a tributary of a river, while 分脈 can refer to any branching structure including nerves, blood vessels, or ore veins.
分ぶん 岐き 分岐 is a more general term for branching or divergence, used for both physical and abstract splits (e.g., road forks, decision points). 分脈 is limited to physical, often natural, branching systems.
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.
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The tributaries of this river split into many small streams.
The ramifications of the nerves spread throughout the body.
