みどろ

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

covered with; stained; smeared

usually written using kana alone

Suffix attached to nouns indicating something is covered or smeared with that substance, often with a messy or unpleasant nuance. Common in words like 血みどろ (bloodstained) and 泥みどろ (muddy).

彼かれは血ちみどろになって戦たたかった。
He fought, covered in blood.
子こ供どもたちは泥どろみどろで遊あそんでいた。
The children were playing, covered in mud.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉みどろになるto become covered/smeared in (blood, mud, etc.)
彼かれは喧けん嘩かで血ちみどろになった。
He became covered in blood from the fight.