Japanese symbol for “artery”
動脈
どうみゃく
Romaji: doumyaku
artery
In Japanese, artery is 動脈, read どうみゃく (doumyaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n artery (anat)
- n arterial road; major route
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “artery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 筋 | すじ suji | vein; artery |
| アーテリー | アーテリー aaterii | artery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 運動 | うんどう undou | exercise; physical training; workout |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 山脈 | さんみゃく sanmyaku | mountain range; mountain belt |
| 文脈 | ぶんみゃく bunmyaku | context (of a passage); line of thought |
See also: Chinese symbol for “artery”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.