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血債 (けっさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

血けっ債さい

Meanings

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noun

blood debt

Refers to a debt or grudge incurred through bloodshed, often in the context of revenge or historical grievances.

彼かれは血けっ債さいを返かえすために復ふく讐しゅうを誓ちかった。
He swore revenge to repay the blood debt.

Kanji

血blood
債bond, loan, debt

Etymology

Compound of 血 (blood) and 債 (debt). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the concept of a debt of blood.