covered in blood; blood-soaked
Describes a person or thing drenched in blood, often with a vivid or dramatic image. The word literally means 'blood daruma doll', evoking a round, red figure.
At the accident scene, a blood-soaked victim was lying down.
A ghost covered in blood appeared in the horror movie.
Most common spelling; uses kana for だるま.
Full kanji spelling; less common but still used.
Compound of 血 (chi, 'blood') and だるま (daruma, a traditional round doll). The image is of a person so covered in blood that they resemble a red daruma doll.