Word Meaning 身の毛がよだつ

みのけがよだつ mi no kegayodatsu

身の毛がよだつ is read as みのけがよだつ (mi no kegayodatsu) and means to have one's hair stand on end.

Meaning

English

  1. to have one's hair stand on end

Reading

Kana

みのけがよだつ

Romaji

mi no kegayodatsu

Writing Variants

  • 身の毛が弥立つ みのけがよだつ mi no ke ga yodatsu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 111005 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

身の毛

みのけ

body hair

身一つ

みひとつ

one's body alone

身八つ

みやつ

small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

身体

しんだい

body

身長

しんちょう

height (of body)

one's body

身分

みぶん

one's circumstances

身元

みもと

(one's) character

身内

みうち

one's whole body

身の回り

みのまわり

one's personal belongings

身近

みぢか

near oneself

Example Sentences

2

My hair stood on end.

It was a really creepy story.