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.
In kendo kata, we learn the motion of chiburi (shaking blood off the sword).
In iaido, chiburi and noto (sheathing) form a continuous sequence.
Standard spelling with okurigana, making the reading clear.
Alternate spelling without okurigana; also read ちぶり in this context.
Compound of 血 (chi, 'blood') and 振り (furi, 'shaking'), with rendaku voicing giving chiburi. The spelling 血振 is a variant without okurigana.