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Kanji Detail for 血 - "blood, lineage, passion"

血

  • Meaning

    血 means "blood, lineage, passion."

    1. Blood - The red fluid in the body.

    2. Lineage - Family line; bloodline.

    3. Passion - Intense emotion; spirit.

  • Words using 血

    • 血液 けつえき Listen blood
    • 出血 しゅっけつ Listen bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
    • 流血 りゅうけつ Listen bloodshed
    • 血圧 けつあつ Listen blood pressure
    • 血管 けっかん Listen blood vessel; vein
    • 白血病 はっけつびょう Listen leukemia; leukaemia
    • 高血圧 こうけつあつ Listen high blood pressure; hypertension
    • 血友病 けつゆうびょう Listen hemophilia; haemophilia

  • Four-character idioms with 血

    • 屍山血河 しざんけつが Listen heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
    • 鮮血淋漓 せんけつりんり Listen dripping with fresh blood

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    • Verified meaning: blood, lineage, passion
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    blood

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    blood; Kangxi radical 143

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    see 血[xue4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    blood

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The liquid contained in the blood vessels of the human body. Sent out from the heart. Circulates throughout to nourish the whole body. And sends useless waste to excretory organs. Contains two types of blood cells, red and white. But red blood cells are most numerous. Therefore it is an opaque red color. All higher animals have this. | Slaughtering animals for sacrifice. Such as 血食 (blood sacrifice). | Blood is an essential substance of the human body. Therefore those of the same branch are called 血族 (blood relatives). Descendants are called 血胤 (bloodline). | Bloody tears. Such as 泣血 (weeping blood), 啼血 (crying blood). | Putting in one's utmost effort. Such as saying 血戰 (bloody battle). Also treating people warmly is called 血心 (warm-hearted). Property obtained with great difficulty is called 血本 (blood capital).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ketsu(ケツ) ケツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    chi(ち) ち

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    血 (chi・chihen)

  • Related Keywords

    blood lineage passion tears vigor vital fluid anemia body circulation coagulation donation hemoglobin iron oxygen plasma veins

Sentences including 血

  • I've started bleeding.

  • He gave his blood to help his sister.

  • Fish are cold-blooded animals.

  • Her face glowed with health.

  • Do you have any bleeding?

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