JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 脈: "vein, pulse, hope"
The kanji 脈 means "vein, pulse, hope". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ミャク in on'yomi and すじ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ミャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すじ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | vein, pulse, hope |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1477 of 2,501 |
Common words with 脈
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 脈pulse · vein
- 脈打つto pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
- 山脈mountain range; mountain belt
- 人脈personal connections
- 脈動pulsation; pulsatory motion
- 脈絡logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; context · blood vessel
- 動脈artery · arterial road; major route
- 文脈context (of a passage); line of thought · context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
- 脈拍pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
- 頸動脈carotid artery
- 血脈blood vessel · blood relationship
- 静脈vein
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