Japanese symbol for “mucosa”
粘膜
ねんまく
Romaji: nenmaku
mucous membrane; mucosa
In Japanese, mucosa is 粘膜, read ねんまく (nenmaku).
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Meanings
- n mucous membrane; mucosa (anat)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粘土 | ねんど nendo | clay |
| 粘り | ねばり nebari | stickiness; viscosity |
| 粘着 | ねんちゃく nenchaku | cohesion; adhesion |
| 粘る | ねばる nebaru | to be sticky; to be adhesive |
| 粘り強い | ねばりづよい nebarizuyoi | tenacious; persevering; persistent |
| 網膜 | もうまく moumaku | retina |
| 鼓膜 | こまく komaku | eardrum; tympanic membrane |
| 角膜 | かくまく kakumaku | cornea |
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.