Word Meaning 背筋が寒くなる

せすじがさむくなる sesuji ga samukunaru

背筋が寒くなる is read as せすじがさむくなる (sesuji ga samukunaru) and means to feel a chill run down one's spine.

Meaning

English

to feel a chill run down one's spine

Reading

Kana

せすじがさむくなる

Romaji

sesuji ga samukunaru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 117845 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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背筋

せすじ

seam down the back (of clothing)

背筋力

はいきんりょく

strength of one's back

背筋

はいきん

muscles of the back

背筋を伸ばす

せすじをのばす

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight)

背筋鼠

せすじねずみ

striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)

広背筋

こうはいきん

latissimus dorsi muscle

背中を丸める

せなかをまるめる

to hunch one's shoulders

背中で教える

せなかでおしえる

to teach by example

背中を向ける

せなかをむける

to be uninterested in

背を向ける

せをむける

to pretend not to see

背が伸びる

せがのびる

to grow taller (of people)

背丈

せたけ

stature