Japanese symbol for “hemorrhaging”

大量出血

たいりょうしゅっけつ

Romaji: tairyoushukketsu

hemorrhaging

In Japanese, hemorrhaging is 大量出血, read たいりょうしゅっけつ (tairyoushukketsu).

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Meanings

adj-no, n hemorrhaging

Kanji and stroke order

大

large, big

on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに

3 strokes · JLPT 4

量

quantity, measure, weight

on: リョウ
kun: はか.る

12 strokes · JLPT 2

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

血

blood

on: ケツ
kun: ち

6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
大丈夫	だいじょうぶ daijoubu	safe; secure; sound
大変	たいへん taihen	very; greatly; terribly
大学	だいがく daigaku	university; college
最大	さいだい saidai	biggest; greatest; largest
大会	たいかい taikai	mass meeting; convention; rally
大統領	だいとうりょう daitouryou	president (of a country)
大量	たいりょう tairyou	large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
重量	じゅうりょう juuryou	weight
出演	しゅつえん shutsuen	appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
血液	けつえき ketsueki	blood

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