► 名詞
血 [ち] meaning: blood rank: 1
☆ 彼は頭から血を流していた ⇨ He was bleeding from his head
☆ 親子の血は争えない ⇨ You cannot fight parent-child blood. Family resemblance runs in blood (☛ A common expression)
血 [ち] [血が通う] meaning: blood rank: 1
☆ 血が通った人間のすることとは思えない犯罪 ⇨ A crime you cannot imagine any human with blood running inside would do
血 [ち] [血の気] meaning: blood rank: 1
☆ 知らせを聞いて彼女の顔は血の気が引いたようになった (ちのけが) ⇨ She heard the news, and her face went pale as if blood was drained
☆ 血の気の多い若者 (ちのけの) ⇨ Hot-blooded young people (☛ Literally “a lot of blood”)
☆ 急に血の気が引いて眼の前が暗くなった (ちのけが) ⇨ Suddenly I felt like there is not enough blood in my head, and my vision went dark (☛ The feeling that you have enough blood pressure to function)
血 [ち] [血が滲む] meaning: effort rank: 1
☆ 彼は血が滲むような努力を重ねてきた ⇨ He has been working so hard that he almost bleeds. He has been putting in his blood, sweat and tears in his work (☛ A common expression)
More examples:
- 予防接種よりも他の既存症が血栓の誘因だったと思われる ⇨ The cause of the blood clot is considered to be the existing medical conditions rather than the vaccine
 - 冷血な犯罪者 ⇨ A cold-blooded criminal
 - 彼は熱血教師として知られている ⇨ He’s known as a hot-blooded, extremely passionate, teacher
 - 愛国心で血が滾った ⇨ My blood boiled with patriotism
 - 血税を無駄にするな ⇨ Don’t waste the tax paid with blood
 - 患者が吐血した ⇨ The patient vomited blood
 - 血は赤血球のために赤い ⇨ Blood is red because of red blood cells
 - 血液は酸素を運んで体の中を巡る ⇨ Blood circulates within a body carrying oxygen
 - 蚊は血を吸う ⇨ Mosquitoes suck blood
 - 彼の服に血が付いていた ⇨ His clothes had blood on them
 - 出血を止めるために傷口を押える ⇨ Press down on a wound to stop bleeding
 - 血腫が脳を圧迫している ⇨ A hematoma is pressuring the brain
 - 床が血に染まった ⇨ The floor was dyed with blood. Blood was all over the floor
 - 吸血鬼は日光に当たると燃えてしまう ⇨ Vampires will burn when exposed to sunlight
 - 手から血が出ていることに見て初めて気がついた ⇨ I realized my hand was bleeding only when I saw it