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Japanese symbol for “hemorrhage”

Romaji: shukketsu
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleed

In Japanese, hemorrhage is , read (shukketsu).

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. n, vi, vs bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleed
  2. n, vi, vs bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
  3. n, vi, vs casualties; losses; sacrifices

Kanji and stroke order

exit, leave, go out
on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4
blood
on: ケツ
kun: ち
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “hemorrhage”

WordReadingMeaning
りゅうしゅつ ryuushutsuoutflow; effluence; efflux
いっけつ ikketsuhemorrhage; haemorrhage

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
だす dasuto take out; to get out
でる deruto leave; to exit; to go out
できる dekiruto be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
しゅっしん shusshinone's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
えんしゅつ enshutsudirection (of a play, film, etc.); production
けつえき ketsuekiblood
けっかん kekkanblood vessel; vein

See also: Chinese symbol for “hemorrhage”.

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.