Japanese symbol for “membrane”
膜
まく
Romaji: maku
membrane; film
In Japanese, membrane is 膜, read まく (maku).
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Meanings
- n membrane; film
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “membrane”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 被膜 | ひまく himaku | coating; film; membrane |
| メンブレン | メンブレン menburen | membrane |
| 皮膜 | ひまく himaku | film; membrane |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 網膜 | もうまく moumaku | retina |
| 粘膜 | ねんまく nenmaku | mucous membrane; mucosa |
| 鼓膜 | こまく komaku | eardrum; tympanic membrane |
| 角膜 | かくまく kakumaku | cornea |
| 薄膜 | うすまく usumaku | thin film |
| 腹膜炎 | ふくまくえん fukumakuen | peritonitis |
See also: Chinese symbol for “membrane”.
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.