1.
covered in blood, blood-soaked, bloody
The state of being drenched or smeared with blood. Used to describe people, clothing, objects, or scenes that are visibly covered in blood. Often appears in dramatic, violent, or medical contexts.
血まみれの手で助けを求めた。
He asked for help with blood-covered hands.
事故現場で血まみれの人が倒れていた。
A blood-soaked person was lying at the accident scene.
戦いが終わったとき、彼の鎧は血まみれだった。
When the battle ended, his armor was drenched in blood.
FORMS:
- 血まみれの + noun: blood-covered ~ (attributive)
- 血まみれだ: is covered in blood (predicative)
- 血まみれになる: to become covered in blood
RELATED PATTERN:
The suffix ～まみれ means 'covered in/smeared with' and attaches to nouns:
- 泥まみれ: covered in mud
- 汗まみれ: drenched in sweat
- 借金まみれ: buried in debt (figurative)
USAGE:
A vivid, graphic word. Common in crime fiction, historical narratives, news reports about accidents or violence, and horror. The ～まみれ pattern always implies being thoroughly coated or overwhelmed.