noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun
bloody; gory; covered in blood
Describes something physically covered or drenched in blood, often in a violent or gruesome context.
The accident scene was bloody.
A blood-soaked bandage was lying there.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun
Figurative use describing a situation or effort that is extremely intense, as if bloodied by struggle. Often used with 努力 (effort) or 戦い (fight).
I passed the exam through desperate effort.
He worked frantically, as if his life depended on it.
Rarely used kanji form.
血 (blood) + みどろ, an old suffix meaning 'covered with' or 'drenched in', related to まみれる. The exact derivation is uncertain.