taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
Archaic yojijukugo describing a state of extreme fear or anxiety, often used in literary or historical contexts. Functions as a taru-adjective or adverb with と.
He waited for the enemy's arrival, trembling with fear.
I looked at the exam results with a feeling of trepidation.
Standard kanji form for this yojijukugo.
Non-repetition kanji variant; less common but still encountered.
Variant using simplified 栗 instead of 慄.
Rare non-repetition simplified variant.
A yojijukugo composed of 戦 (war, battle, tremble) and 慄 (fear, tremble), each repeated for emphasis. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a classical Chinese-derived expression for extreme fear.