Usage patterns 血ち が 出で る for blood to come out (from a wound)
I cut my finger and it bled.
血ち を 流なが す to shed blood
Many people bled from the accident.
〈 物もの 〉 が 血ち だらけになる for something to become covered in blood
The shirt got covered in blood.
血ち がつながっている to be related by blood
We are parent and child related by blood.
血ち を 分わ ける to be related by blood (siblings, relatives)
血ち が 上のぼ る for one's blood to rush (in anger or excitement)
His blood boiled at those words.
Expressions· 39 血ち の 気け blood (in the face); color (in the cheeks) · hot-bloodedness; impulsive temperament 血ち を 引ひ く be descended from; inherit traits from ancestors 血ち の 汗あせ blood, sweat and tears; sweat of blood 血ち の 海うみ sea of blood; pool of blood 血ち の 涙なみだ bitter tears; tears of blood Show 4 more Show fewer 血ち の 雨あめ bloodshed; rain of blood 血ち が 引ひ く go pale; turn white; blood drains from one's face 血ち が 通かよ う blood flows; be alive · humane; show humanity 血ち が 騒さわ ぐ get excited; be roused to action; get the itch to do something See all 39 in Explore →
Related words 血液 is the formal, medical term for blood used in clinical or scientific contexts, while 血 is the everyday word used in ordinary speech and idioms.
血筋 specifically emphasizes lineage or bloodline descent, whereas 血 is broader and can refer to actual blood as well as ancestry.
血気 specifically means hot-bloodedness or reckless vigor, while 血 in this sense more broadly refers to innate temperament or passion.
血 is the everyday native Japanese word for blood, whereas ブラッド is an English-derived term used mainly in modern or technical compound words.
Don't confuse with 地 (ground, land) is pronounced identically to 血 (blood) but has a completely unrelated meaning, so context is needed to distinguish them in speech.
血 (けつ ) means blood, while 欠 (けつ ) means a lack or absence; the two share the same reading but have completely different meanings.
Counted with For long streak-like things — threads, rivers, roads, trails of light or tears (一筋の光 ).
For drops of liquid (一滴 ).
Word family· 49 nosebleed
bloodline; lineage; descent
bloodstained; covered in blood
ritual pre-battle killing; blood offering to raise morale · bloodbath; violent killing · menstruation (jocular)
bloodshot eyes · frenzy; desperation
Show 24 more Show fewer lose one's mind; lose control of oneself
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
bloody; gory; covered in blood · desperate; frantic
lifeblood; living blood
be smeared with blood; be bloodstained
spurt of blood; gushing blood · hot-bloodedness; passion; ardor
bloodstained; blood-soaked
reeking of blood; smelling strongly of blood · bloody; gory; violent
crimson sea bream
bloody vomit
blood blister
blood vessels
spurt of blood; spray of blood
become bloodshot
impure blood; old blood
blood of Christ (Eucharist)
impure blood; bad blood
fresh blood; lifeblood
bloody sword; bloodstained blade
blood shaking; sword blood removal
blood heat; blood temperature
bloody pus
venous blood; dark blood
blood clot; clot of blood
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Written forms 血ち Usage 89%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
ち Usage 11%
Etymology Native Japanese word. The kanji 血 is a pictograph of a vessel containing blood, adopted from Chinese. The reading ち is of native origin.
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