Memory phrase for the Kanji: 脈


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Meaning

vein, pulsation, pulse

Pronunciation

MYAKU

Explanation

Left: body /, right: affluents (= side rivers) (cf. water and faction/sect 派)

Mnemonic

The body's affluents are the veins.

Radicals

body part, meatThis radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.
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Vocabulary

 脈  みゃく  pulse, vein
 脈拍  みゃくはく  pulse (beat)
 静脈  じょうみゃく  vein
 山脈  さんみゃく  mountain range
 文脈  ぶんみゃく  context
 脈管系  みゃくかんけい  vascular system
 脈搏数  みゃくはくすう  pulse rate


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