葉脈

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 葉脈 is read as ようみゃく and is a noun for the fine vascular structures that carry water and nutrients through a leaf.
• Basic usage: Observing the fine pattern of leaf veins appears in 葉脈の模様を観察する, while leaving only the veins after removing other leaf tissue appears in 葉脈だけを残す.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 血管
  • 葉脈 denotes structures in a leaf rather than blood vessels.