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    3. 身の毛のよだつ

    身の毛のよだつ

    身みの​毛けの​よ​だ​つ​

    hair-raising

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    身の毛の弥立つ

    みのけのよだつ

    Verb

    1.
    hair-raising, bloodcurdling, horrible, shocking, gruesome

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    毛
    け…(3)
    fur・hair・feather・down
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    だ
    da
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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