# 脈 — pulse; vein

脈 means “pulse; vein”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ミャク (myaku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 脈 (myaku, “pulse”).

- Meaning: pulse; vein
- On'yomi: ミャク (myaku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 2

## How to remember 脈

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 丿 slash · 亻 person

## Words with 脈

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 脈 | みゃく (myaku) | pulse |

## Don't confuse it with

[栃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/horse-chestnut/) · [派](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/faction/) · [励](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/encourage/)

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[脚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leg/) · [胞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cell/) · [肺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lungs/) · [胆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gall-bladder/) · [脈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pulse/) · [眼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyeball/) · [疾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickness/) · [菌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/germ/) · [髄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marrow/)

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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/pulse/. Last updated 2026-11-01.