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    3. 背筋が寒くなる

    背筋が寒くなる

    背せ筋すじが​寒さむく​な​る​

    to feel a chill run down one's spine

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab44 strokes

    せすじがさむくなる

    Verb

    1.
    to feel a chill run down one's spine
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    背
    せ・せい・そむ.く・そむ.ける…(1)
    stature・height・back・behind・disobey…(3)
    Kanji
    筋
    すじ…(1)
    muscle・sinew・tendon・fiber・plot…(2)
    Kanji
    寒
    さむ.い…(3)
    cold
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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