脈絡(みゃくらく)

みゃくらく
noun
coherence, context, logical connection
1. coherence, context, logical connection
The logical relationship or flow between ideas, events, or statements.
彼(かれ)の話(はなし)には脈絡(みゃくらく)がない。
His story has no coherence.
脈絡(みゃくらく)なく突然(とつぜん)話題(わだい)が変(か)わった。
The topic suddenly changed without any logical connection.
歴史的(れきしてき)な脈絡(みゃくらく)を理解(りかい)することが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It's important to understand the historical context.

ETYMOLOGY:
脈(みゃく) (vein, pulse) + 絡(らく) (connection) - metaphorically, the 'veins' that connect ideas.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 脈絡(みゃくらく)がない (no coherence, disconnected)
  • 脈絡(みゃくらく)なく (without context)
  • 脈絡(みゃくらく)を持(も)つ (to have coherence)

SIMILAR TERMS:

  • 文脈(ぶんみゃく): context (especially in text/speech)
  • 前後(ぜんご)の関係(かんけい): contextual relationship
  • 筋道(すじみち): logical sequence
general
Added 2026.2.5 11:52
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