血目

Japanese

Kanji in this term
血	目
ち Grade: 3	め Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
血眼 (rare)

Etymology

Compound of 血 (chi, “blood, bloody”) +‎ 目 (me, “eye”).[1][2][3][4]

First cited to roughly 1120.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちめ [chìméꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2][4]
(Tokyo) ちめ [chíꜜmè] (Atamadaka – [1])[4]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕime̞]

Noun

血(ち)目(め) • (chime)

[circa 1120] bloodshot eye, such as due to illness or frenzy
Synonym: 血眼 (chimanako)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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