Japanese symbol for “pulse”
脈
みゃく
Romaji: myaku
pulse
In Japanese, pulse is 脈, read みゃく (myaku).
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 pulse
- n vein
- n chain (of mountains, etc.)
- n hope
- n thread (of an argument)
Written forms: 脈、脉. Readings: みゃく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pulse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脈拍 | みゃくはく myakuhaku | pulse; pulse rate; pulsation |
| パルス | パルス parusu | pulse |
| 豆類 | まめるい mamerui | pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse |
| プルス | プルス purusu | pulse; heartbeat |
| 脈打つ | みゃくうつ myakuutsu | to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動脈 | どうみゃく doumyaku | artery |
| 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 |
| 人脈 | じんみゃく jinmyaku | personal connections |
| 静脈 | じょうみゃく joumyaku | vein |
| 脈拍 | みゃくはく myakuhaku | pulse; pulse rate; pulsation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pulse”.
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.