羶せん血けつ

noun

stink of blood or meat

Rare literary term for the smell of blood or raw meat; not used in everyday conversation.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「羶せん血けつの臭におい」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  The expression 'stink of blood or meat' can be found in old texts.

noun

meat-eating barbarian; Westerner

Archaic derogatory term for a Westerner, literally 'blood-stinking person'; reflects historical xenophobic attitudes.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの書しょ物もつでは、西せい洋よう人じんを「羶せん血けつ」と呼よぶことがあった。

  In Edo-period writings, Westerners were sometimes called 'senketsu'.