Word details
身の毛がよだつ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 身の毛がよだつ.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to have one's hair stand on end
Examples
その知らせを聞いて身の毛がよだった。
The news made my hair stand on end.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
身
somebody, person, one's station in life
7 strokesFrequency 320JLPT N2Grade 3
On
シン
Kun
み
毛
fur, hair, feather, down
4 strokesFrequency 1,179JLPT N2Grade 2
On
モウ
Kun
け
Nanori
めんも
弥
all the more, increasingly
8 strokesFrequency 1,687JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ミビ
Kun
やいやいよ.いよわた.る
Nanori
わたるみつひろよ
立
stand up, rise, set up, erect
5 strokesFrequency 58JLPT N4Grade 1
On
リツリュウリットル
Kun
た.つ-た.つた.ち-た.てる-た.てるた.て-たて--た.て-だ.て-だ.てる
Nanori
たちたったつだてつい
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