Japanese symbol for “shivering”
身震い
みぶるい
Romaji: miburui
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
In Japanese, shivering is 身震い, read みぶるい (miburui).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
Written forms: 身震い、身振い、身ぶるい. Readings: みぶるい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shivering”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 震え | ふるえ furue | shivering; trembling; shuddering |
| ぞくぞく | ぞくぞく zokuzoku | shivering; feeling chilly |
| ぶるぶる | ぶるぶる buruburu | trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking |
| ぞっと | ぞっと zotto | shuddering; shivering; trembling |
| ぷるぷる | ぷるぷる purupuru | trembling; shivering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 中身 | なかみ nakami | contents; interior; filling |
| 身長 | しんちょう shinchou | height (of a person); stature |
| 全身 | ぜんしん zenshin | whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait) |
| 変身 | へんしん henshin | metamorphosis; disguise; transformation |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 震度 | しんど shindo | seismic intensity |
See also: Chinese symbol for “shivering”.
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.