膜
JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 膜: "membrane"
The kanji 膜 means "membrane". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read マク in on'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)
マク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | membrane |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1804 of 2,501 |
Common words with 膜
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鼓膜eardrum; tympanic membrane
- 膜membrane; film
- 粘膜mucous membrane; mucosa
- 網膜retina
- 処女膜hymen
- 皮膜film; membrane
- 横隔膜diaphragm
- 薄膜thin film
- 腹膜peritoneum
- 被膜coating; film; membrane · capsule; tunic
- 腹膜炎peritonitis
- 角膜cornea
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