6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

blood

Kun'yomi
  • blood ②blood ③(the) blood
On'yomi
  • ケツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

65.2%
ケツ 34.8%

Character Breakdown

blood
ち ケツ (3rd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)

Contained In

Common Words

blood ②blood ③(the) blood
hot blood ②zeal
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits ②killing violently
to lose one's mind
blood spilt from the body ②blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
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References

Unicode hex code 8840
JIS X 0208 1-23-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4205
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5411
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3526
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4339
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2196
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2955
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 337
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 344
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33964
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 270
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 789
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 803
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 389
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 876
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 288
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 265
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 489
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 928
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1611
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1460
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5h1.1
Four corner code 2710.0
De Roo Code 874