血

Blood

WaniKani level 6 JLPT N2 Joyo grade 3Top 500-1,000 · #8326 strokes

Meanings

Blood

On'yomi

けつ

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ち

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

血 is written in 6 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

血 (Blood) is taught on WaniKani at level 6 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #832 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 6 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 6

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Words using 血

吸血鬼きゅうけつきvampire 血ちblood 血圧けつあつblood pressure 血液けつえきblood 血液型けつえきがたblood type 血縁けつえんblood relationship 血管けっかんblood vessel 血痕けっこんbloodstain 血糖けっとうblood sugar 血友病けつゆうびょうhemophilia 献血けんけつblood donation 高血圧こうけつあつhigh blood pressure 混血こんけつmixed race

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