脈

vein, pulse, hope

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ミャク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

すじ

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:10

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1477

Vocabulary

ミャク

Word	Reading	Meaning
金脈	キンミャク	vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
山脈	サンミャク	mountain range; mountain belt
人脈	ジンミャク	personal connections
静脈	ジョウミャク	vein
動脈	ドウミャク	artery; arterial road; major route

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
脈	みゃく	pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
脈略	みゃくらく	logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; context; blood vessel
山脈	やまなみ	mountain range; mountain belt
けい動脈	けいどうみゃく	carotid artery
水脈占い	すいみゃくうらない	dowsing; water divining

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

majestic plural, imperial we

bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings

faction, group, party, clique, sect, school

clothing, admit, obey, discharge

masses, great numbers, multitude, populace

victory, win, prevail, excel

undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off

failure, defeat, reversal