みどろ

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

suffix

covered with; stained; smeared

usually written using kana alone

Suffix attached to nouns indicating something is covered or smeared with that substance, often with a messy or unpleasant nuance. Common in words like 血みどろ (bloodstained) and 泥みどろ (muddy).

彼かれは血ちみどろになって戦たたかった。
He fought, covered in blood.
子こ供どもたちは泥どろみどろで遊あそんでいた。
The children were playing, covered in mud.