脈
脈 — Vein
vein, pulse, hope
On’yomiミャク (myaku)
Kun’yomiすじ (suji)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 脈
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人脈 | じんみゃく jinmyaku | personal connections |
| 山脈 | さんみゃく sanmyaku | mountain range; mountain belt |
| 動脈 | どうみゃく doumyaku | artery; arterial road; major route |
| 金脈 | きんみゃく kinmyaku | vein of gold; financial connections; patron |
| 静脈 | じょうみゃく joumyaku | vein |
| 動脈硬化 | どうみゃくこうか doumyakukouka | arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries; loss of flexibility (in thinking, systems, etc.) |
Study notes
脈 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1477 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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