# 血 — blood

血 means “blood”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ケツ (ketsu). Kun'yomi: ち (chi). You'll see it in words such as 血 (chi, “blood”).

- Meaning: blood
- On'yomi: ケツ (ketsu)
- Kun'yomi: ち (chi)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Body & health 1

## Words with 血

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 血 | ち (chi) | blood |

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[指](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/finger/) · [身](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/own-body/) · [脳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/brain/) · [健](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/healthy/) · [血](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/blood/) · [息](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/breath/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/blood/. Last updated 2026-11-01.