Japanese symbol for “grueling”
血の出るよう
ちのでるよう
Romaji: chinoderuyou
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
In Japanese, grueling is 血の出るよう, read ちのでるよう (chinoderuyou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, exp painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
Written forms: 血の出るよう、血の出る様、血のでるよう. Readings: ちのでるよう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “grueling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血のにじむよう | ちのにじむよう chinonijimuyou | painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ shukketsu | bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage |
| 血管 | けっかん kekkan | blood vessel; vein |
| 血圧 | けつあつ ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 献血 | けんけつ kenketsu | blood donation |
| 貧血 | ひんけつ hinketsu | anemia; anaemia |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.