脈(みゃく)

みゃく
noun
pulse; vein
1. pulse
The rhythmic throbbing of arteries as blood is pumped through them by the heart.
脈(みゃく)を測(はか)る。
To take someone's pulse.
脈(みゃく)が速(はや)い。
The pulse is fast.
走(はし)った後(あと)は脈(みゃく)が上(あ)がる。
Your pulse goes up after running.
2. vein; line; streak
A continuous line or pattern, such as veins in leaves or geological formations.
山脈(さんみゃく)が続(つづ)いている。
The mountain range continues.
葉(は)の葉脈(ようみゃく)が美(うつく)しい。
The veins in the leaf are beautiful.
彼(かれ)は広(ひろ)い人脈(じんみゃく)を持(も)っている。
He has a wide network of connections.

脈(みゃく) has both medical and figurative uses.

MEDICAL TERMS:

  • 脈拍(みゃくはく): pulse rate
  • 動脈(どうみゃく): artery
  • 静脈(じょうみゃく): vein
  • 脈(みゃく)を取(と)る/測(はか)る: to take pulse
  • 脈(みゃく)がある: to have a pulse

FIGURATIVE USES:

  • 山脈(さんみゃく): mountain range
  • 鉱脈(こうみゃく): ore vein, lode
  • 文脈(ぶんみゃく): context
  • 人脈(じんみゃく): personal connections, network

IDIOM:

  • 脈(みゃく)がある: to have a chance/prospect
  • 脈(みゃく)がない: no chance, hopeless

RELATED:

  • 血管(けっかん): blood vessel

Related Words

Synonym: 脈拍(みゃくはく) (pulse rate (technical))
Related: 動脈(どうみゃく) (artery)
Related: 静脈(じょうみゃく) (vein)
Related: 血管(けっかん) (blood vessel)
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Added 2026.1.16 12:32 · Revised 2026.4.14 10:59
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