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Japanese symbol for “bloodstained”

Romaji: chimamire
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

In Japanese, bloodstained is , read (chimamire).

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

  1. adj-no bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

blood
on: ケツ
kun: ち
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “bloodstained”

WordReadingMeaning
ちぞめ chizomebloodstained
ちだらけ chidarakecovered in blood; bloodstained; bloody

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けつえき ketsuekiblood
しゅっけつ shukketsubleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
けっかん kekkanblood vessel; vein
けつあつ ketsuatsublood pressure
けんけつ kenketsublood donation
ひんけつ hinketsuanemia; anaemia

See also: Chinese symbol for “bloodstained”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.