觳觫

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Chinese

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(measure); frightened tremble with fear
trad. (觳觫)
simp. #(觳觫)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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觳觫

  1. (literary) to tremble in fear

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こく
Hyōgai
そく
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Literary Chinese. From 孟子/梁惠王上.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(こく)(そく) (kokusoku-tari (adnominal (こく)(そく)とした (kokusoku to shita) or (こく)(そく)たる (kokusoku taru), adverbial (こく)(そく) (kokusoku to) or (こく)(そく)として (kokusoku to shite))

  1. fearing for one's life

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN