血目

Japanese
Kanji in this term
血 目
ち
Grade: 3		 め
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
血眼 (rare)

Etymology

Compound of 血 (chi, “blood, bloody”) +‎ 目 (me, “eye”).[1][2][3][4]

First cited to roughly 1120.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

血(ち)目(め) • (chime) 

  1. [circa 1120] bloodshot eye, such as due to illness or frenzy
    Synonym: 血眼 (chimanako)

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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