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脈

みゃく

noun

Meanings

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

Example sentence

医者はその患者の脈は少し速いと思った。

The doctor thought the patient's pulse was rather rapid.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

脈Vein, Pulse, Hope10 strokes

More words with 脈

山脈さんみゃく · mountain rangeN1 文脈ぶんみゃく · contextN2 金脈きんみゃく · vein of gold 人脈じんみゃく · personal connections 静脈じょうみゃく · vein

Full entry on Jisho

動脈

どうみゃく · artery

不整脈ふせいみゃく · arrhythmia

脈絡みゃくらく · logical connection

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