stink of blood or meat
Rare literary term for the smell of blood or raw meat; not used in everyday conversation.
The expression 'stink of blood or meat' can be found in old texts.
meat-eating barbarian; Westerner
Archaic derogatory term for a Westerner, literally 'blood-stinking person'; reflects historical xenophobic attitudes.
In Edo-period writings, Westerners were sometimes called 'senketsu'.
Variant with irregular kanji usage; 膻 is a non-standard variant of 羶.
Compound of 羶 (sen, 'smell of meat') and 血 (ketsu, 'blood'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.