Illustration: In a comfortable Japanese living room, a young adult huddles on the sofa with a blanket pulled tightly around their shoulders. Their shoulders shake, their teeth chatter, and goosebumps rise on an exposed forearm as they clutch the blanket closed.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

寒さむ気け

samuke

chills, shivers

Example sentences

  1. すごく寒気さむけがするんだ。

    I feel very chilly.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. どうやら熱ねつが出でてきたようで、寒気さむけがするよ。

    I seem to have a fever, and I’m getting the chills.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. その光景こうけいを見みて私わたしは背筋せすじに寒気さむけがした。

    The sight made a chill run down my spine.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 寒気

  • 寒coldOnカンKunさむい
  • 気spirit; mindOnキ・ケKunいき・き

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