# 膜 — Membrane

Frequency rank 1539 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 歓 (Delight), less common than 灰 (Ash).

- On’yomi: まく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Meat on the left is covered by grass and the sun on the right — a thin membrane of meat grows under grass in the sunlight, a delicate organic film.

In words:

- 膜 まく — membrane;film

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