Word details

身震い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 身震い.

Dictionary

Entry

身震いるい身振いNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #10377
1

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

Examples
彼らは森の中で死体を見つけた時、身震いせずにはいられなかった。
They could not help shuddering when they found a dead body in the wood.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

somebody, person, one's station in life

7 strokesFrequency 320JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シン

Kun

quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver

15 strokesFrequency 893JLPT N2Grade 8

On

シン

Kun

ふる.うふる.えるふる.わせるふる.わす

shake, wave, wag, swing

10 strokesFrequency 614JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シン

Kun

ふ.るふ.れるふ.るう

Nanori

ふり

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