身震い・身振い|みぶるいmiburui[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
身震い身震い（みぶるい） is the most common written form, using kanji and kana. For beginners, this is the recommended choice.
身振い身振い（みぶるい） is a less common written variant, using kanji and kana. It is rarely used, so learners will seldom need to choose it.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbshivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 身震いする（みぶるいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 身震いします（みぶるいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 身震いしない（みぶるいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 身震いしません（みぶるいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 身震いせず・身震いせぬ（みぶるいせず・みぶるいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 身震いした（みぶるいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 身震いしました（みぶるいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 身震いしなかった（みぶるいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 身震いしませんでした（みぶるいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 身震いして（みぶるいして） |
| Potential | 身震いできる（みぶるいできる） |
| Passive | 身震いされる（みぶるいされる） |
| Causative | 身震いさせる（みぶるいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 身震いさせられる（みぶるいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 身震いすれば（みぶるいすれば） |
| tara | 身震いしたら（みぶるいしたら） |
| Volitional | 身震いしよう（みぶるいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 身震いしましょう（みぶるいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 身震いしろ（みぶるいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym震えるふるえるNeutralThe everyday, most common verb for trembling; covers fine shaking of the body or voice, while 「身震い」 suggests a sudden whole-body shudder.
- Synonym震え上がるふるえあがるNeutralTo tremble violently all over from fear; a stronger degree of shaking than 「身震い」.
- Synonym戦慄せんりつWrittenWritten/formal prose for trembling from terror, as in 「戦慄が走る」.
- Synonym打ち震えるうちふるえるWrittenWritten/formal prose: trembling all over; works for cold, fear, emotion, or anger, and is stronger in tone than 「身震い」.
- Synonym震うふるうWrittenA rare written/formal prose word, more archaic than 「身震い」, for slight trembling from cold or fear.
- Synonym震えふるえNeutralNoun for the trembling itself, as in 「手の震え」; not restricted to the whole body.
- Synonym震いふるいNeutralNoun for bodily trembling; seen in 「武者震い」, trembling from excitement or nerves; less common than 「身震い」.
- RelatedガタガタCasualColloquial mimetic word for teeth and body chattering away nonstop from cold or fear.
- RelatedぞくぞくCasualColloquial mimetic word for shivering with cold or a creepy feeling; also for tingling excitement.
- Related震わせるふるわせるNeutralTransitive verb for making a voice or the body quiver, as in 「肩を震わせる」.
- Related震わすふるわすCasualColloquial transitive for making something quiver; a shorter way to say 「震わせる」.
- RelatedわななくWrittenWritten/formal prose for shuddering all over from cold, fear, or excitement; more literary than 「身震い」.
- RelatedおののくWrittenThe same word as 「戦慄く」, also written 「戦く」 with the same reading and meaning; 「身震い」 is the more common choice.
- RelatedガクガクCasualColloquial mimetic word for trembling knees or a chattering chin (legs going weak); also for something loose or wobbly.
- RelatedおののきWrittenA written/formal prose noun for trembling of body and mind caused by fear or unease.
- RelatedピクピクCasualColloquial mimetic word for small local muscle twitches, unlike the whole-body shudder of 「身震い」.
Use 「身震い」 for a sudden shiver of the whole body from cold, fear, or excitement, as in 「思わず身震いする」. For trembling in general, 「震える」 is the everyday choice; shivering with cold is 「ガタガタ」, and formal prose for terror is 「戦慄」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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