How to say "bleed" in Japanese

• にじむJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbCovers bleeding in the everyday sense: blood or other liquid soaking outward and spreading, blurring an edge. Typical when describing a wound bleeding through a bandage or ink running on wet paper.
  ドレスを洗あらったら色いろがにじんだ。↗

  The color ran when the dress was washed.
• 塗り足しぬりたし
  nounThis is only the technical printing and design term: artwork or color extending beyond the trim edge of a page. For blood or any liquid bleeding, this is not the word you want.

Use 「にじむ」 for actual bleeding or liquid soaking and spreading into a surface, such as ink or a wound; use 「塗り足し」 only for the printing/design term 'bleed' meaning artwork extending past the trim edge.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• にじむto run (of liquid)
• 塗り足しぬりたしbleed
• にじみblur
• 出るでるto flow (e.g. tears)