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身震い (みぶるい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

身み震ぶるい

み

ぶ

る

い

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

shivering; trembling; shuddering

Describes an involuntary full-body shiver or shudder, typically from cold, fear, or strong emotion. Often used as a noun or with する.

寒さむさで身み震ぶるいが止とまらない。
I can't stop shivering from the cold.
恐きょう怖ふで

身み

震ぶる

い

し

た

。

I shuddered with fear.

Written forms

身み震ぶるいUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
身みぶるいUsage18%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
みぶるいUsage1%
身み振ぶるい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 身震い is preferred.

Kanji

身somebody, person, one's station in life
震quake, shake, tremble
振shake, wave, wag

Similar words

震ふるえる
震える is a general verb for trembling or shaking, while 身震い specifically refers to a full-body shiver or shudder.
戦せん慄りつ
戦慄 is a more literary or intense term for shuddering, often from horror or awe, whereas 身震い is more everyday.

Etymology

Compound of 身 (body) and 震い (shaking, trembling), the nominalized form of 震う (to tremble).