震える|ふるえるfurueru[0]heiban (flat)

1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
   少年しょうねんは物音ものおとに震ふるえた。↗

   The boy quivered at the sound.

• Synonym震え上がるふるえあがるNeutralTrembling violently all over from fear or cold, as in 「恐怖に震え上がる」; stronger than 「震える」.
• Synonym戦慄せんりつWrittenA noun used only for trembling with fear, as in 「戦慄が走る」; written/formal prose.
• Synonym身震いみぶるいNeutralA noun for a shiver running through the whole body, usually a single sudden movement, as in 「思わず身震いする」.
• Synonym打ち震えるうちふるえるWrittenWritten/formal prose for trembling through the whole body, often from strong emotion or anger, as in 「感動に打ち震える」.
• Synonym震うふるうWrittenAn old-fashioned word for trembling or shaking; in modern Japanese 「震える」 is the usual choice.
• Synonym震慄しんりつWrittenWritten/formal prose for trembling with fear; rare in modern usage, where 「戦慄」 is the usual word.
• RelatedガタガタCasualColloquial mimetic word: shivering from cold or fear, and also the rattling of objects, as in 「寒さでガタガタ震える」.
• RelatedぞくぞくCasualColloquial mimetic word: shivering with cold or a creeping sensation, and also trembling with excitement, as in 「背筋がぞくぞくする」.
• RelatedわななくWrittenWritten/formal prose for trembling from fear or anger, as in 「怒りに唇が戦慄く」.
• RelatedおののくWrittenThe same word as 「戦慄く」, also written 「戦く」: same reading and meaning, with a literary flavor; in everyday speech say 「震える」.
• RelatedガクガクCasualColloquial mimetic word for trembling knees or chattering teeth, as in 「膝がガクガクする」; also describes something loose or wobbly.
• Related震わせるふるわせるNeutralTransitive: to make something quiver, as in 「声を震わせる」; 「震える」 is intransitive.
• Related震わすふるわすNeutralA transitive verb with the same meaning as 「震わせる」, as in 「肩を震わす」; 「震える」 is intransitive.
• Related寒気立つさむけだつNeutralFocuses on the sensation of feeling cold, with a chill or goosebumps, rather than the trembling itself.
• RelatedピクピクCasualColloquial mimetic word for twitching: a muscle or eyelid jerking repeatedly, as in 「まぶたがピクピクする」.

Use 「震える」 for trembling of a body or object. Pick 「震え上がる」 for violent trembling from fear or cold, 「震わせる」 or 「震わす」 to make something quiver, and 「戦慄」 for shuddering with fear in formal prose. For vivid mimetic description, colloquial words like 「ガタガタ」 and 「ぞくぞく」 work well; the rest are written, old-fashioned, or narrower in sense.

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

1. 細こまかく揺れ動ゆれうごく。
2. 寒さむさ・恐怖きょうふなどの為ために体からだが小刻こきざみに揺ゆれる。