This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ミャク、すじ
Romaji: myaku, suji
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

vein, pulse, hope

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  130
Frequency:  1477
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  maeg
Chinese Reading:  mai4
Unicode:  8108
JIS:  4C2E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 953
Nelson Index: 3764
New Nelson Index: 4805
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b6.8
Four Corner Index: 7223.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 589
Gakken Index: 1454
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29470
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0314
Remembering the kanji Index: 1856
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1676
Kodansha Compact Index: 1033
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 618
Kanji in Context Index: 1353
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 648
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 860
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1873
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2000
Essential Kanji Index: 813
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1189
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3965
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 517
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 557

Words

(みゃく)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
動脈 (どうみゃく)
artery
文脈 (ぶんみゃく)
context
大動脈 (だいどうみゃく)
aorta; important traffic route
不整脈 (ふせいみゃく)
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
山脈 (さんみゃく、やまなみ)
mountain range
静脈 (じょうみゃく)
vein
人脈 (じんみゃく)
personal connections
分脈 (ぶんみゃく)
branch; offshoot; tributary; fork; ramification (e.g. of a nerve)
血脈 (けつみゃく、けちみゃく)
blood vessel; blood relationship
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