鮮血

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 鮮血 is read as せんけつ and means fresh, vivid red blood newly issuing from a wound.
• Basic usage: Use 鮮血がにじむ for fresh blood seeping from a wound and 鮮血を見る for seeing fresh blood.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 鮮血 and 血
  • The former emphasizes blood that is fresh and vividly red, whereas the latter is the general word for blood without specifying color or recency.