戦慄|せんりつsenritsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbshudder; shiver; trembling with fear
   恐おそろしい光景こうけいに彼かれは戦慄せんりつした。↗

   He shuddered at the terrible scene.

• Synonym身震いみぶるいNeutralEveryday word for a shiver running through the body from cold or fear; it stresses the physical action and, unlike 「戦慄」, does not foreground terror.
• Synonym震えるふるえるNeutralThe most common everyday verb for shaking or trembling; the cause can be cold, fear or excitement, so it is much broader than 「戦慄」.
• Synonym震え上がるふるえあがるNeutralEveryday verb for trembling all over with fright; more colloquial and vivid than 「戦慄」.
• SynonymわななくWrittenWritten, literary verb for trembling with fear or agitation; more vivid than the noun 「戦慄」.
• SynonymおののくWrittenSame verb as 「戦慄く」 in the spelling 「戦く」; literary, trembling with fear or excitement, more vivid than 「戦慄」.
• Synonym震慄しんりつWrittenWritten and rare; trembling with fear, very close in meaning to 「戦慄」 itself.
• Synonym震うふるうWrittenArchaic written verb for trembling; today mostly seen in the compound 「震い付く」.
• SynonymおののきWrittenNoun for trembling with fear and unease, stressing inner turmoil; the verb form is 「慄く」, as in 「恐れ慄く」.
• Synonym打ち震えるうちふるえるWrittenWritten verb for trembling all over, usually from anger or strong emotion rather than fear.
• Synonym震えふるえNeutralEveryday noun for trembling or shivering; plainer and more neutral than 「戦慄」.
• Synonym震いふるいNeutralRare noun for shivering with cold, including malaria chills; stresses the physical, physiological shaking.
• RelatedガタガタCasualColloquial mimetic word: shivering with cold or fear, or objects rattling; vivid and graphic.
• Related震撼しんかんWrittenWritten word for shaking or shocking someone strongly; it can also cover trembling in fear, but the focus is the shock, while 「戦慄」 is the fear itself.
• RelatedぞくぞくCasualColloquial mimetic word for shivering with cold or a thrill running through you; often carries a sense of pleasant excitement or anticipation.
• RelatedガクガクCasualColloquial mimetic word for legs going weak and shaky with fear, or for something loose and wobbling.
• Related震わせるふるわせるNeutralTransitive verb: to make something quiver or tremble, as in 「声を震わせる」; the focus is on causing the trembling.
• Related怖気おぞけWrittenWritten noun for the feeling of fear or dread rather than the shaking itself; mostly in 「怖気づく」 and 「怖気立つ」.
• Related寒気立つさむけだつWrittenWritten and rare verb for feeling a chill, as with goosebumps; the emphasis is on the cold sensation.
• RelatedピクピクCasualColloquial mimetic word for muscles twitching or jerking; describes small local movements, not whole-body trembling.
• Related震わすふるわすWrittenTransitive verb meaning the same as 「震わせる」 — to make something tremble; slightly more written in tone.
• Antonym安堵あんどWrittenAntonym: relief, the feeling of being at ease — the opposite of the fear-driven trembling of 「戦慄」.

Use 「戦慄」 for trembling with fear in written prose, as in 「戦慄が走る」. In speech, 「震える」 is the default verb (cold, fear or excitement) and 「震え」 the plain noun; 「震え上がる」 means trembling with fright, 「身震い」 a shiver from cold or fear. For a literary tone pick 「戦慄く」, 「慄き」, 「打ち震える」 or 「震う」. The mimetics 「ガタガタ」, 「ガクガク」, 「ぞくぞく」 and 「ピクピク」 give vivid, colloquial descriptions. To make something tremble use 「震わせる」 (or the more written 「震わす」). 「震撼」 stresses shocking rather than trembling; 「安堵」 is the opposite — relief.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 恐おそろしさのために震ふるえること。わななくこと。
2. 恐おそろしさのために震ふるえる。