Word Meaning 身の毛のよだつ
みのけのよだつ
mi no kenoyodatsu
身の毛のよだつ is read as みのけのよだつ (mi no kenoyodatsu) and means hair-raising.
Meaning
English
- hair-raising
- bloodcurdling
- horrible
- shocking
- gruesome
Reading
Kana
みのけのよだつ
Romaji
mi no kenoyodatsu
Writing Variants
- 身の毛の弥立つ みのけのよだつ mi no ke no yodatsu
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12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)
Example Sentences
1それは身の毛のよだつ思いだよ。
That's a hair-raising thought.