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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

膜: membrane

JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

月 carries the meaning · 莫 gives the sound

14 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

マクmaku · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 膜まくmembrane; film
  • 網膜もうまくretina
  • 粘膜ねんまくmucous membrane; mucosa
  • 角膜かくまくcornea
  • 薄膜うすまくthin film
  • 鼓膜こまくeardrum; tympanic membrane

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“It looks like the moon, but it's actually muscle! When you see this "moon" on the left side of a character, don't think of the night sky—think of your own body.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
月

Also built on meat (月)

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莫

Also built on 莫

The 莫 family reads ボ (bo); 膜 is read マク.

Also read マク

1 kanji shares this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
膜 membrane · 月
vs暮 evening · 日
膜 has 月 where 暮 has 日.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · mó

Same form: 膜 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
膜 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
膜 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin mó most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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