Vocabulary

What does 脈 (みゃく, myaku) mean?

脈 (みゃく, myaku) means pulse; mountain range; a glimmer of hope.

Quick facts
Readingみゃく
Romajimyaku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
みゃく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmyaku

pulse; mountain range; a glimmer of hope

  1. 1noun pulse
  2. 2noun vein
  3. 3noun chain (of mountains, etc.)
  4. 4noun hope
  5. 5noun thread (of an argument)

Example sentences

  • The doctor takes the patient's pulse.

  • This plan still has a chance of succeeding.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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