血 – blood

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The kanji 血 means blood. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケツ (ketsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ち (chi). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 血 (no. 143).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケツ	ketsu
Kun’yomi	ち	chi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 血 (Kangxi radical 143). Components: 皿.

Words using 血

血ちblood血液けつえきblood血管けっかんblood vessel血圧けつあつblood pressure輸血ゆけつblood transfusion混血こんけつmixed race出血しゅっけつbleeding

Example sentences

ナイフは血に塗れていた。

The knife was covered in blood.

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私たちは血がつながっている。

We are related by blood.

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血液は体内を循環する。

Blood circulates through the body.

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Kanji with the same radical

衆

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