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慄 means 'afraid' or 'tremble'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 2364   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-45    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 3 words   Used in 8 words   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   リツ
Additional readings
Kun    ふるえる   おそれる   おののく
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 慄 - click the badge to download
Learn to talk about what makes people shake like a leaf, including horror movies. Find out how to say, “They were horrified by the news,” “She was trembling with fear,” “The news of the bizarre accident made TV viewers shudder,” “In a shaking voice she cried, ‘Help!’” and “The armed hijackers terrified the passengers.” Also read about the time Japanese forces fought in India.
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Components
⿰  忄 (心) heart  栗 chestnut  
See also
煙 smoke  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 慄 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 慄 is used 6 times, read 2 ways.
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リツ : 5 words FIND ALL
せ ん り つ 0
shudder; shiver; tremble with fear; horrible; terrible; hair-raising
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おののく : 1 word FIND ALL
お の の く 3
Most common form: 戦慄く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble  (see also: わななく; often written with kana only)
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An additional one less common word includes 慄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2132  Key to Kanji: - 

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慄
リツ    fear   
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忄
heart
栗
くり chestnut   
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覀
west
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
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