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Meaning of 戦慄(せんりつ) in Japanese

戦慄
Kana Reading
せんりつ
Romaji
senritsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    shudder; shiver; tremble with fear; horrible; terrible; hair-raising
    Example sentence
    恐ろしい光景に彼は戦慄した。 He shuddered at the terrible scene.

Examples of 戦慄, せんりつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

戦 JLPT 3

13 strokes

war, battle, match

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: いくさ, たたか.う, おのの.く, そよ.ぐ, わなな.く

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慄

13 strokes

fear

On'Yomi: リツ

Kun'Yomi: ふる.える, おそ.れる, おのの.く

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