脈みゃく拍はく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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

〈人ひと〉の脈みゃく拍はくを測はかるto take someone's pulse
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.
脈みゃく拍はくが速はやくなるfor one's pulse to quicken
運うん動どうをすると脈みゃく拍はくが速はやくなる。
Your pulse quickens when you exercise.
脈みゃく拍はくが乱みだれるfor one's pulse to become irregular
ストレスで脈みゃく拍はくが乱みだれることがある。
Stress can cause your pulse to become irregular.
脈みゃく拍はくを数かぞえるto count one's pulse
一いっ分間ぷんかん、脈みゃく拍はくを数かぞえてください。
Please count your pulse for one minute.

心しん拍ぱく
心拍 refers specifically to the heartbeat itself or heart rate, while 脈拍 is the palpable pulse felt at peripheral arteries.
脈みゃくN1
脈 is a broader, more casual term covering pulse, veins, or flow in general, while 脈拍 is the specific clinical term for pulse rate.
パルス
脈拍 refers specifically to a biological pulse or heartbeat, while パルス is the broader technical term for any electrical or light pulse signal.
鼓こ動どう
脈拍 is the clinical term for pulse rate measured by a doctor, while 鼓動 describes the felt, rhythmic beating of the heart itself.

脈みゃく絡らくN1
脈拍 means 'pulse rate' and shares the kanji 脈, but 脈絡 refers to logical coherence, not a physical pulse.
心しん拍ぱく
心拍 refers to the heart's own beating, while 脈拍 refers to the pulse felt at an artery (e.g. wrist), a related but physically distinct measurement.

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.

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.