Word Meaning 血で血を洗う

ちでちをあらう chi de chi o arau

血で血を洗う is read as ちでちをあらう (chi de chi o arau) and means to engage in a bloody feud.

Meaning

English

  1. to engage in a bloody feud
  2. to have a family quarrel
  3. to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood
  4. to wash blood for blood

Reading

Kana

ちでちをあらう

Romaji

chi de chi o arau

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 134830 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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血が通う

ちがかよう

to be flowing (of blood)

blood

血管

けっかん

blood vessel

血圧

けつあつ

blood pressure

血液

けつえき

blood

血肉

ちにく

flesh and blood

血友病

けつゆうびょう

hemophilia

血液型

けつえきがた

blood type

血行

けっこう

circulation (of the blood)

血痕

けっこん

bloodstain

血小板

けっしょうばん

platelet

血清

けっせい

serum