Kanji

What does the kanji 脈 mean?

脈 means pulse, blood vessel; mountain range. On'yomi ミャク. Kun'yomi すじ.

Quick facts
On'yomiミャク
Kun'yomiすじ
Strokes10
Main radical肉
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ミャクKun'yomi すじ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

pulse, blood vessel; mountain range

Memory hook

Inside the flesh (月), the branching channels — VEIN, PULSE, MOUNTAIN RANGE.

Main radical

肉meat 6 strokes

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Common words

  • 脈みゃくpulse; mountain range; a glimmer of hope
  • 山脈さんみゃくmountain range
  • 文脈ぶんみゃくcontext (of a text)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.