How to Say "Bleeding" in Japanese

出血

shukketsu[ɕɨk̚ke̞t͡sɨ]

The Japanese word for 'bleeding' is 出血 (shukketsu).

The term 出血 is used to describe the state of losing blood, typically in a medical or formal context.

Meaning: losing blood (adj)

What does it mean word for word?

The word 出血 (shukketsu) is composed of the characters 出, meaning 'to go out' and 血, meaning 'blood', so it literally means 'blood coming out'.

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In Japanese business and gambling, 出血 is used as a metaphor for losing large sums of money. The phrase 出血多量 'excessive bleeding' can describe a company suffering massive financial losses.
In manga and anime, 出血 is often represented by exaggerated red sprays to signify shock, even if the physical wound is tiny.
Using the formal term 出血 in a home setting can sound unnaturally clinical or like a police report to native speakers.

また出血してるよ。
You're bleeding again.
This sentence shows the use of 出血 to indicate someone is bleeding again.
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出血が止まりません。
It won't stop bleeding.
This sentence uses 出血 to describe bleeding that will not stop.
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出血がひどいのです。
I'm bleeding badly.
This sentence uses 出血 to describe heavy bleeding.
Tatoeba #147754 by bunbuku, translation #266806 by CK
彼は事故で大量に出血している。
He is bleeding profusely due to the accident.
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Himari notices a cut on Daito's finger.

陽葵 Himari

大翔、指から出血してるよ！
Daito, yubi kara shukketsu shiteru yo!
Daito, your finger is bleeding!
大翔 Hiroto

えっ、本当だ。全然気づかなかった。
E, hontō da. Zenzen kizukanakatta.
What, you're right. I didn't notice at all.
陽葵 Himari

早く出血を止めてなきゃダメだよ。
Hayaku shukketsu o tomete nakya dame da yo.
You have to stop the bleeding quickly.
大翔 Hiroto

ありがとう。すぐに絆創膏を貼るよ。
Arigatō. Sugu ni bansōkō o haru yo.
Thanks. I'll put on a bandage right away.

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