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Where does “血” come from?

血 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 血 — blood.

血 (Japanese): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “血”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese血blood

Words derived from “血”

  • samurai
  • Kabuki
  • kabuki
  • moe
  • yuri
  • chibi
  • kusarigama
  • moé
  • moeblob
  • nantaimori
  • nyotaimori
  • shinigami
  • yorikiri
  • samurái
  • kabuki
  • кабуки
  • юри
  • Samurai
  • samurai
  • kabuki
  • 歌舞伎
  • samurai
  • 栞
  • 仕舞い
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