noun
A violent event with much bloodshed; often used in historical or dramatic contexts. Compare with 虐殺 (ぎゃくさつ), which emphasizes the act of slaughtering many people.
See also: 虐殺
その戦いはまさに血浴だった。
That battle was truly a bloodbath.
歴史の教科書には、血浴としか言いようのない事件が記されている。
The history textbook records an event that can only be described as a massacre.