Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
まなこ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

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

First cited to the early 1300s.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(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 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

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 spelling (rare) of the above term.)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN