Red Sand Road
Originally uploaded by natemeg2006


Blood vessel, pulse, a line of connection

脈(ミャク) - the pulse
myaku

山(サン)脈(ミャク) - a mountain range
sanmyaku

脈(ミャク)絡(ラク) - coherence
myakuraku

myaku

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Radical:
Stroke Count: 10
音:ミャク
訓: -
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Dog Jumping 1
Originally uploaded by
smileywhiley05
Dog

犬(いぬ) - a dog
inu

野(ヤ)犬(ケン) - a stray dog
yaken



Dog

犬 shows a side view of a dog, and it makes the animal radical (けものへん).
cf.
- wolf
- cat
- fox
- wild boar
- monkey
- to hunt (verb)
- crazy, wild (adjective)

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Radical: 犬
Stroke Count: 4
音:ケン
訓:いぬ
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