noun
blood shaking; sword blood removal
In martial arts, a technique to shake, flick, or wipe blood from a blade after cutting. Often part of kata or sword etiquette.
剣道の形で、血振りの動作を学ぶ。
In kendo kata, we learn the motion of chiburi (shaking blood off the sword).
居合では、血振りと納刀が一連の流れになっている。
In iaido, chiburi and noto (sheathing) form a continuous sequence.
Compound of 血 (chi, 'blood') and 振り (furi, 'shaking'), with rendaku voicing giving chiburi. The spelling 血振 is a variant without okurigana.