What is the Kanji for "Blood"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Blood", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Blood" is "血".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Chi".

Its onyomi reading is "Ketsu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "丿" means "Katakana no" . And The kanji "皿" means "Dish" and "Plate" and can be read as "Sara".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "血" mean in japanese?

"血" means "Blood".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

血: "Blood". The Japanese noun '血 (ち)' refers to the red liquid that circulates through the body's vessels, carrying oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and waste products away from the tissues. It is an essential component of the human body. This word is commonly used in expressions related to injury, health, and kinship. For example: My wound is bleeding - (私の傷から血が出ています). I have the same blood type as my brother - (私の血液型は兄と同じです).

血液: "Blood". The Japanese noun '血液 (けつえき)' refers to the fluid circulating through the body's vascular system that carries oxygen, nutrients, and waste products to and from the cells. It is a vital component of the human body. For example: My blood type is A - (私の血液型はAです). The doctor took a sample of my blood - (医者が私の血液を採取しました).

出血: "Bleeding". The verbal noun '出血 (しゅっけつ)' means 'bleeding'. This term refers to the loss of blood from damaged blood vessels. It can be used to describe various medical situations where blood flows externally or internally. For example: The patient experienced heavy bleeding - (患者は重度の出血に見舞われた). Bleeding from the wound has stopped - (傷の出血はおさまった).

血管: "Blood vessel". The Japanese noun '血管 (けっかん)' refers to a blood vessel, which is a tube-like structure that transports blood throughout the body. Blood vessels include arteries, veins, and capillaries. They play a vital role in the circulatory system, allowing for the distribution of oxygen, nutrients, and other essential substances to the body's tissues. For example: The blood vessel is damaged - (血管が傷ついている). The body has many blood vessels - (体には多くの血管がある).

血圧: "Blood pressure". The Japanese noun '血圧 (けつあつ)' refers to the pressure exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. It is an important vital sign that is commonly measured to monitor a person's health. '血圧' can be used to describe both high blood pressure (高血圧) and low blood pressure (低血圧). For example: Her blood pressure is high - (彼女の血圧が高い). My blood pressure is normal - (私の血圧は正常です).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". And The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.