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膜

JLPT N1 · 14 strokes

The kanji 膜 — “membrane”

膜 means membrane and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 14 strokes and uses the moon / body radical (月).

Stroke order · 14 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): マク
Kun'yomi (訓読み): —
Radical: 月 · moon / body
Strokes: 14

How to remember 膜

A thin covering of the body (月) — a membrane. 鼓膜 — the eardrum; 角膜 means the cornea.

Example words with 膜

On'yomi readings

鼓膜こまくeardrum

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