Japanese symbol for “bloodshed”
流血
りゅうけつ
Romaji: ryuuketsu
bloodshed
In Japanese, bloodshed is 流血, read りゅうけつ (ryuuketsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs bloodshed
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bloodshed”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殺傷 | さっしょう sasshou | killing and wounding; bloodshed |
| 刃傷 | にんじょう ninjou | bloodshed |
| 刃傷沙汰 | にんじょうざた ninjouzata | bloodshed |
| 血の雨 | ちのあめ chinoame | bloodshed; rain of blood |
| 流血沙汰 | りゅうけつざた ryuuketsuzata | bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
| 流行 | りゅうこう ryuukou | fashion; trend; vogue |
| 流通 | りゅうつう ryuutsuu | circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution |
| 流し | ながし nagashi | sink (e.g. in a kitchen) |
| 流す | ながす nagasu | to drain; to pour; to run |
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ shukketsu | bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bloodshed”.
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