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血路

血路

Chinese

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

Noun

血路

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けつ
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ketsɯro/

Etymology

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

Noun

血路 (hiragana けつろ, romaji ketsuro)

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

Idioms

  • 血路 (けつろ) (ひら) (ketsuro o hiraku)