脈 — 10 strokes / Radical「月」
道6Elementary year 5 / 10 strokes / Radical「月」
- On
- ミャク
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- pulse; vein; range (of mountains)
Origin
月 "body" plus 𠂢 "branching flow"; blood branching through the body — hence "vein, pulse."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ミャク | 脈絡・動脈・山脈 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 山脈さんみゃく
mountain range
- 脈拍みゃくはく
pulse
Example
遠くに長い山脈が見える。
A long mountain range can be seen in the distance.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)