Japanese symbol for “shudder”
戦慄
せんりつ
Romaji: senritsu
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
In Japanese, shudder is 戦慄, read せんりつ (senritsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shudder”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慄き | おののき ononoki | shudder; shiver; agitation |
| 戦く | おののく ononoku | to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble |
| 総毛立つ | そうけだつ soukedatsu | to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder |
| 震慄 | しんりつ shinritsu | tremble; shudder; quiver |
| そそけ立つ | そそけだつ sosokedatsu | to shudder |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war |
| 戦い | たたかい tatakai | battle; war; fight |
| 作戦 | さくせん sakusen | tactics; strategy |
| 戦闘 | せんとう sentou | battle; fight; combat |
| 挑戦 | ちょうせん chousen | challenge; defiance; dare |
| 戦後 | せんご sengo | postwar period; period after Second World War |
| 慄然 | りつぜん ritsuzen | terrified; horrified; trembling with fear |
| 戦慄く | わななく wananaku | to tremble; to shiver; to shake |
See also: Chinese symbol for “shudder”.
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