Translation guide
The concept of bleeding, referring to the loss of blood from the body. This guide covers how to express bleeding in Japanese, from medical contexts to everyday injuries.
血が出ています。
I'm bleeding.
出血が止まりません。
The bleeding won't stop.
To describe the act or state of losing blood, in medical or general contexts.
The standard medical and general term for bleeding or hemorrhage. Used for both internal and external bleeding.
出血が止まらない。
The bleeding won't stop.
内出血の可能性があります。
There is a possibility of internal bleeding.
A common, everyday phrase meaning 'to bleed' (literally 'blood comes out'). Used for visible bleeding from a wound.
指から血が出ている。
My finger is bleeding.
鼻血が出た。
I had a nosebleed. (lit. Nose blood came out.)
Refers to bloodshed or bleeding, often in the context of injury or violence. More dramatic than 出血.
流血の惨事となった。
It turned into a bloody incident.
To describe bleeding as a medical symptom, such as from gums, nose, or internal organs.
Used for specific body parts bleeding. Combine with body part + から.
歯茎から血が出ます。
My gums bleed.
咳をすると血が出る。
I cough up blood.
Used in medical descriptions of bleeding as a symptom.
消化管出血の症状です。
It's a symptom of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Specifically means nosebleed. Note the reading はなぢ, not はなち.
To refer to menstrual bleeding.
To express the figurative sense of bleeding, such as emotional pain or financial loss.
Literally 'the heart sheds blood', used for deep emotional pain or sympathy. Poetic.
彼の話を聞いて心が血を流す思いだった。
Hearing his story, I felt as if my heart was bleeding.
Can be used figuratively for financial loss, like 'bleeding money'.
その事業で大出血した。
We lost a lot of money on that project. (lit. We had a big hemorrhage.)
出血 (しゅっけつ) is the formal/medical term for bleeding, while 血が出る (ちがでる) is the everyday expression. Use 出血 in medical contexts or when talking about internal bleeding, and 血が出る for visible external bleeding from injuries.
The English loanword ブリーディング is not commonly used in Japanese. Stick to native terms.
I get nosebleeds often.
月経過多の治療。
Treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding.