よだつ

Also written いよだつ, 弥立つ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to stand on end (of hair) (usu. as 身の毛が［も］〜) See also: 身の毛がよだつ (みのけがよだつ).

Example sentences

• その知らせを聞いて身の毛がよだった。
  The news made my hair stand on end.
• 彼は身の毛がよだった。
  His hair stood on end.
• それは身の毛のよだつ思いだよ。
  That's a hair-raising thought.
• 身の毛がよだつような話だった。
  It was a chilling story.
• 身の毛がよだつ。
  My hair stood on end.

Common phrases

• 身の毛がよだつ (みのけがよだつ) to have one's hair stand on end

Words containing よだつ

• 身の毛がよだつ (みのけがよだつ) to have one's hair stand on end
• 身の毛のよだつ (みのけのよだつ) hair-raising

Word lists

• Spoken

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists