# 脈 — Vein

Frequency rank 1201 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 銃 (Gun), less common than 均 (Equal).

- On’yomi: みゃく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

Meat on the left connects to a river on the right -- rivers of blood flowing through meat are the veins of the body.

In words:

- 脈 みゃく — pulse
- 文脈 ぶんみゃく — context
- 山脈 さんみゃく — mountain range

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