怖気立つ おぞけだつ Also written おじけだつ, こわけたつ, おぞけ立つ, 怖じ気立つ Meanings Godan verb, Intransitive to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror Kanji 怖 scary 気 spirit 立 stand. Read as たつ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists