Word Meaning 足がすくむ

あしがすくむ ashigasukumu

足がすくむ is read as あしがすくむ (ashigasukumu) and means to freeze (from fear).

Meaning

English

  1. to freeze (from fear)
  2. to be unable to (too frightened to) run

Reading

Kana

あしがすくむ

Romaji

ashigasukumu

Writing Variants

  • 足が竦む あしがすくむ ashi ga sukumu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 112539 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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足を組む

あしをくむ

to cross one's legs

あし

bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji

足元

あしもと

most recent

足音

あしおと

sense or sign that something is approaching

足る

たる

to be sufficient

足す

たす

to add (numbers)

足りる

たりる

to be sufficient

足止め

あしどめ

level dyeing

足場

あしば

convenience for transportation

足早

あしばや

fast (walking)

足らず

たらず

just under