血潮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
血	潮
ち Grade: 3	しお Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
血汐

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちしお [chìshíó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ちしお [chíꜜshìò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɕio̞]

Noun

血(ち)潮(しお) • (chishio) ^{←ちしほ (tisifo)?}

1. spilled blood
   • 1921, “赤旗(あかはた)の歌(うた) (Akahata no uta) [Song of the Red Flag]”, 野坂(のさか)参三(さんぞう) (Nosaka Sanzō) (lyrics):

     血(ち)潮(しお)は旗(はた)を染(そ)めぬ

     Chishio wa hata o somenu

     The spilled blood doesn't stain the flag

2. (figuratively) passion, fervor