逆立てる

さかだてる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)

Kanji

• 逆 reverse. Read as さか.
• 立 stand. Read as たてる.

Example sentences

• その犬はライオンを見ると毛を逆立てた。
  The dog's hair bristled when it saw the lion.
• 犬は怒って毛を逆立てた。
  The dog's hair bristled up with anger.
• 彼女は亡霊を見て髪を逆立てた。
  When she saw the ghost, her hair stood on end.

Common phrases

• 毛を逆立てる

Related forms

• 逆立つ (さかだつ) to stand on end (intransitive partner)

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