脈
脈

vein, pulse, hope

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脈みゃく脉NounFreq #8768
1

pulse

Examples
脈が遅いです。
My pulse is slow.
2

vein

3

chain (of mountains, etc.)

4

hope

5

thread (of an argument)

脈打つみゃくうつ脈搏つIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #9731
1

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

Examples
患者の体内で再び脈打ち始める。
In the patient's body the pulse began beating again.
山脈さんみゃくNounFreq #10415
1

mountain range; mountain belt

Examples
私は山脈を見た。
I saw a chain of mountains.
人脈じんみゃくNounFreq #15185
1

personal connections

Examples
彼は社外で人脈を築いている。
He's building up a network of acquaintances outside his office.
脈動みゃくどうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #15405
1

pulsation; pulsatory motion

脈絡みゃくらく脈略NounFreq #16216
1

logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; context

2

Orig. meaning

blood vessel

動脈どうみゃくNounFreq #24851
1

Anatomy

artery

2

arterial road; major route

文脈ぶんみゃくNounFreq #25027
1

context (of a passage); line of thought

Examples
言葉の意味は文脈によって変わりうる。
The meaning of words can change according to their context.
2

context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background

脈拍みゃくはく脈搏NounFreq #28243
1

Physiology

pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse

Examples
体温上昇、脈拍上昇・・・酸素欠乏状態です。
Body temperature rising, pulse rising ... he's in a state of oxygen deficiency.
頸動脈頚動脈けい動脈けいどうみゃくNounFreq #30141
1

carotid artery

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