# 膜 — membrane

膜 means “membrane”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: マク (maku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 膜 (maku, “membrane; film”).

- Meaning: membrane
- On'yomi: マク (maku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 4

## How to remember 膜

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 莫 dusk

## Words with 膜

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 膜 | まく (maku) | membrane; film |

## Don't confuse it with

[暮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/make-a-living/) · [募](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/recruit/) · [模](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imitate/) · [幕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/)

## More in the “Body & health 4” set

[盲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blind/) · [裸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/naked/) · [膜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/membrane/) · [脇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armpit/) · [腸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intestines/) · [舌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tongue/) · [胎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/womb/) · [肪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/animal-fat/) · [胴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/torso/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/membrane/. Last updated 2026-11-01.