血 is read ち (chi), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 血 used in a sentence?

歯石を除去する際、出血することがあります。 — When removing tartar, there may be bleeding.

血ち

Q: What JLPT level is 血?

血 is a JLPT N4 word (upper beginner).

ち · chi

JLPT N4 suffix

Blood

blood, ancestry, lineage, stock
(the) blood, feelings, passions

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

歯石を除去する際、出血することがあります。

しせきをじょきょするさい、しゅっけつすることがあります。

When removing tartar, there may be bleeding.

Nihoner sentence bank

鼻血出てるよ。

はなぢでてるよ。

Your nose is bleeding.

Tatoeba #3479892 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

血尿が出ました。

けつにょうがでました。

I had blood in my urine.

Tatoeba #175689 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

鼻血が止まりません。

はなぢがとまりません。

I can't stop my nosebleed.

Tatoeba #85512 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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Kanji in this word

血Blood 音けつ訓ち JLPT N2 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

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

Questions

What does 血 mean?

Blood. It can also mean: blood, ancestry, lineage, stock; (the) blood, feelings, passions.

How do you pronounce 血?

ち (chi). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 血?

JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.

How do I remember 血?

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