Word Meaning 震える

ふるえる furueru

震える is read as ふるえる (furueru) and means to shiver.

Meaning

English

  1. to shiver
  2. to shake
  3. to quake
  4. to tremble
  5. to quaver
  6. to quiver

Reading

Kana

ふるえる

Romaji

furueru

Writing Variants

  • 顫える ふるえる furueru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 打ち震える,躍らす,躍らせる,弾む,胸が躍る Related Words 手足 Rank 16407 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

震え上がる

ふるえあがる

to tremble violently

震度

しんど

seismic intensity

震動

しんどう

shock

震災

しんさい

Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

震源

しんげん

hypocentre (of an earthquake)

震撼

しんかん

shake

震災関連死

しんさいかんれんし

earthquake-related death

震災記念日

しんさいきねんび

anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake

震源時

しんげんじ

origin time (of an earthquake)

震源地

しんげんち

epicenter

震度階級

しんどかいきゅう

seismic intensity scale

地震

ない

earthquake

Example Sentences

8

じめんがふるえるほどのおおきなばくはつだった。

It was a huge explosion that made the ground shake.

My heart is trembling.

My hands are shaking.

Sometimes my hands shake.

The mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.

I felt my hands tremble.

Sometimes my hands shake.

The mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.