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平脈 (heimyaku) Japanese meaning: normal pulse | Kotomora

平へい脈みゃく

へ

い

みゃ

く

Meanings

1

normal pulse

Medical term used in traditional East Asian medicine to describe a healthy, regular pulse.

漢かん方ぽう医いは患かん者じゃの平へい脈みゃくを確かく認にんした。
The Kampo doctor checked the patient's normal pulse.

Kanji

平even, flat, peace
脈vein, pulse, hope

Etymology

Compound of 平 (へい, 'flat, calm, normal') and 脈 (みゃく, 'pulse'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in traditional medical contexts.