JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 血: "blood"
The kanji 血 means "blood". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ケツ in on'yomi and ち in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ち
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | blood |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 832 of 2,501 |
Common words with 血
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 血blood · blood; ancestry; lineage; stock
- 血液blood
- 出血bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage · bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
- 血管blood vessel; vein
- 血を流すto shed blood
- 吸血鬼vampire; bloodsucker
- 血が流れるblood flows · to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
- 血筋lineage; stock; descent; strain
- 鮮血fresh blood
- 血の気blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color · hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
- 血走るto become bloodshot
- 血まみれbloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
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