Chinese

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blood road; path; way
simp. and trad.
(血路)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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血路

  1. (archaic) an escape route carved out by charging through the enemy's line

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けつ
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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Literally "blood path". Originally a path that a bleeding, injured animal uses to escape.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けつ)() (ketsuro

  1. an escape path from surrounding enemies
  2. a way out from a difficult situation

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