血 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「血」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「血」
- On
- ケツけつ · ketsu
- Kun
- ちchi
- Meaning
- blood
Stroke order
Origin
A drop (丶) of blood sitting in a dish (皿). It shows blood offered at a ceremony — 'blood'.
Readings and examples
| Onケツけつketsu | 血液けつえき血統けっとう鮮血せんけつ |
|---|---|
| Kunちchi | 血ち鼻血はなぢ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 出血しゅっけつ
bleeding
- 血液けつえき
blood
- 鼻血はなぢ
- 貧血ひんけつ
- 血圧けつあつ
- 血液型けつえきがた
- 献血けんけつ
- 血胤けついん
Example
ころんで 血が 出た。
I fell and started bleeding.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)