Meaning

Primary

Blood Type

Alternative

Blood Group

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your blood fluid type is your blood type. This is a very important thing to know in Japan for some reason.

Reading

けつえきがた
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji, at least the 血液 part. The uses the kun'yomi reading, probably because it's an add-on word.

Context

Context Sentences

私は血液型がB型の人が苦手です。

I don’t like people whose blood type is B.

Kanji Composition