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.
I'm bleeding.
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.
The bleeding won't stop.
A common, everyday phrase meaning 'to bleed' (literally 'blood comes out'). Used for visible bleeding from a wound.
My finger is bleeding.
Refers to bloodshed or bleeding, often in the context of injury or violence. More dramatic than 出血.
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.
To refer to menstrual bleeding.
The standard term for menstruation. Often used in phrases like 生理中 (on one's period) or 生理が始まる (period starts).
To express the figurative sense of bleeding, such as emotional pain or financial loss.
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.
There is a possibility of internal bleeding.
I had a nosebleed. (lit. Nose blood came out.)
流血の惨事となった。
It turned into a bloody incident.
My gums bleed.
I cough up blood.
Used in medical descriptions of bleeding as a symptom.
It's a symptom of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Specifically means nosebleed. Note the reading はなぢ, not はなち.
I get nosebleeds often.
My menstrual bleeding is heavy.
I'm on my period.
Medical/formal term for menstruation. Less common in daily conversation.
Treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding.
Hearing his story, I felt as if my heart was bleeding.
Can be used figuratively for financial loss, like 'bleeding money'.
We lost a lot of money on that project. (lit. We had a big hemorrhage.)