血眼

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
血 眼
ち
Grade: 3		 まなこ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

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

First cited to the early 1300s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

血(ち)眼(まなこ) • (chimanako) 

  1. [early 1300s] bloodshot eye
    Synonym: 血目 (chime)
  2. [1834] a frenzy, a surge of emotion
    Synonym: 逆上せ (nobose)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
血 眼
ち
Grade: 3		 め
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Rare alternative spelling. Only listed in some dictionaries.[4]

For pronunciation and definitions of 血眼 – see the following entry.
【血目ちめ】
[noun] [circa 1120] bloodshot eye, such as due to illness or frenzy
(This term, 血眼, is an alternative (rare) spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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