吸血鬼
Meanings
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vampire; bloodsucker
Refers to the mythical creature that drinks blood. Also used figuratively for a person who exploits others.
The vampire in that movie comes out of its coffin at night.
He is a greedy, bloodsucker-like man.
Usage patterns
- 吸血鬼が〈人〉の血を吸うfor a vampire to suck someone's blood
Vampires live by drinking human blood.
- 〈人〉に吸血鬼のように扱われるto be treated like a vampire (exploited) by someone
He is a boss who treats his subordinates like a vampire, exploiting them.
- 吸血鬼に噙まれるto be bitten by a vampire
In the movie, the protagonist was bitten by a vampire and became one of them.