脈

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



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Radical: 肉
Stroke Count: 10
音：ミャク
訓： -
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犬

Dog Jumping 1
Originally uploaded by
smileywhiley05

Dog

犬（いぬ） - a dog
inu

野（ヤ）犬（ケン） - a stray dog
yaken

犬



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

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Radical: 犬
Stroke Count: 4
音：ケン
訓：いぬ
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