血眼

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
血 眼
ち
Grade: 3		 まなこ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

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

First cited to the early 1300s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

血(ち)眼(まなこ) • (chimanako) 

  1. [early 1300s] bloodshot eye
    Synonym: 血目 (chime)
  2. [1834] a frenzy, a surge of emotion
    Synonym: 逆上せ (nobose)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
血 眼
ち
Grade: 3		 め
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Rare alternative spelling. Only listed in some dictionaries.[4]

For pronunciation and definitions of 血眼 – see the following entry.
【血目ちめ】
[noun] [circa 1120] bloodshot eye, such as due to illness or frenzy
(This term, 血眼, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

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
  5. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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