血ちなまぐさい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

i-adjective

reeking of blood; smelling strongly of blood

Literal smell of blood; often used in crime or battle contexts.

現げん場ばは血ちなまぐさい臭においが充じゅう満まんしていた。
The scene was filled with the stench of blood.

2

i-adjective

bloody; gory; violent

Describes events, scenes, or stories involving bloodshed; figurative extension of the literal smell.

その映えい画がは血ちなまぐさい戦せん闘とうシーンが多おおい。
That movie has many bloody battle scenes.

Written forms

血ちなまぐさいUsage69%
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; the most common written form.
血ち腥なまぐさいUsage17%
Rare kanji spelling using 腥; may not be recognized by all readers.
血ち生なま臭ぐさいUsage13%
Full kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
ちなまぐさいUsage1%

Kanji

血blood
腥bloody, smelling of fish, raw smelling
生life, genuine, birth
臭

Similar words

生なま臭ぐさい
Means 'fishy' or 'smelling of raw meat/fish'; 血なまぐさい specifically adds the nuance of blood.
血ち腥なまぐさい
Same meaning and reading, but uses a rare kanji 腥; 血なまぐさい is the preferred spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 血 (chi, 'blood') + 生臭い (namagusai, 'smelling of raw meat/fish'). The literal meaning 'reeking of blood' extends figuratively to 'bloody, violent'.

stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking