慄

shudder; fear

13 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school.

Readings

• リツ (on reading): 戦慄 (せんりつ) shudder; 慄然 (りつぜん) terrified
• おののく (kun reading): 慄く (おののく) to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.)
• ふるえる (kun reading)
• おそれる (kun reading)

Components

• 忄
• 栗
• ⺖ radical heart, left-side form of 心
• 木 radical tree
• 西 radical west; cover

Words using 慄

• 戦慄 (せんりつ) shudder
• 慄然 (りつぜん) terrified
• 戦々慄々 (せんせんりつりつ) trembling with fear
• 震慄 (しんりつ) tremble
• 慄く (おののく) to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.)

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