Japanese symbol for “sanguine”
血紅色
けっこうしょく
Romaji: kekkoushoku
blood red; sanguine
In Japanese, sanguine is 血紅色, read けっこうしょく (kekkoushoku).
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 blood red; sanguine
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ shukketsu | bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage |
| 血管 | けっかん kekkan | blood vessel; vein |
| 血圧 | けつあつ ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 献血 | けんけつ kenketsu | blood donation |
| 貧血 | ひんけつ hinketsu | anemia; anaemia |
| 紅茶 | こうちゃ koucha | black tea |
| 紅白 | こうはく kouhaku | red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors) |
| 黄色 | きいろ kiiro | yellow; amber |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sanguine”.
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.