The literal bodily fluid. Used in medical, everyday, and figurative contexts involving actual blood.
Blood is coming from my finger.
I cut my finger and it bled.
病院で血を採られた。
I had blood drawn at the hospital.
Metaphorical extension referring to family ties, descent, or inherited traits. Common in phrases like 血がつながっている (to be related by blood).
He is descended from the royal family.
Blood will tell.
Refers to one's innate disposition, hot-bloodedness, or emotional intensity. Often used in set expressions like 血が騒ぐ (one's blood stirs) or 血の気が多い (hot-blooded).
He's hot-blooded, so he gets into fights easily.
Hearing about battle makes my blood stir.
Many people bled from the accident.
The shirt got covered in blood.
We are parent and child related by blood.
They are blood brothers.
His blood boiled at those words.
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.
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
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
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 血 is a pictograph of a vessel containing blood, adopted from Chinese. The reading ち is of native origin.
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