脈 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 脈意味

vein, pulse, hope

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脈 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

すじ suji

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ミャク myaku

Examples

脈が遅いです。

My pulse is slow.

脈がはやいです。

My pulse is fast.

あなたの脈は普通です。

Your pulse is normal.

医者は私の脈をとった。

The doctor felt my pulse.

君の脈は正常だ。

You have a regular pulse.

おい、脈がないぞ。

Hey, there’s no pulse.

医者は彼の脈をとった。

The doctor felt his pulse.

彼の脈は規則正しいですか。

Is his pulse regular?

医者はその患者の脈は少し速いと思った。

The doctor thought the patient’s pulse was rather rapid.

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