Word Meaning 怖気立つ

おぞけだつ ozokedatsu

怖気立つ is read as おぞけだつ (ozokedatsu) and means to be horrified.

Meaning

English

  1. to be horrified
  2. to be filled with trepidation
  3. to shake with fright
  4. to yield to terror

Reading

Kana

おぞけだつ

Romaji

ozokedatsu

Writing Variants

  • おぞけ立つ おぞけだつ ozokedatsu
  • 怖じ気立つ おじけだつ ojikedatsu
  • 怖気立つ おじけだつ ojikedatsu
  • 怖気立つ こわけたつ kowaketatsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 122681 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

怖気

おぞけ

fear

怖気づく

おじけづく

to become frightened

殺気立つ

さっきだつ

to be seething (with anger)

怖い

こわい

scary

怖がる

こわがる

to be afraid of

成り立つ

なりたつ

to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement)

際立つ

きわだつ

to be prominent

役に立つ

やくにたつ

to be helpful

役立つ

やくだつ

to be useful

表立つ

おもてだつ

to be formal

連れ立つ

つれだつ

to go together