Japanese symbol for “vein”
血管
けっかん
Romaji: kekkan
blood vessel; vein
In Japanese, vein is 血管, read けっかん (kekkan).
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 vessel; vein (anat)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vein”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 静脈 | じょうみゃく joumyaku | vein |
| 筋 | すじ suji | vein; artery |
| 調子 | ちょうし choushi | vein; mood; way |
| 鉱脈 | こうみゃく koumyaku | vein (of ore); reef; streak |
| 脈 | みゃく myaku | vein |
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 |
| 管理 | かんり kanri | control; management (e.g. of a business) |
| 保管 | ほかん hokan | charge; custody; safekeeping |
| 管轄 | かんかつ kankatsu | jurisdiction; control |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vein”.
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.