SuGoiSuす語彙す竦
竦: cower
cower; shrink
12 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 5 words here
Readings
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Kunすくむ・おそれる・つつしむ
竦む (すくむ) is to freeze in fear, as in 足が竦む; 竦める is to hunch up, as in 肩を竦める (shrug).
Key words
竦むすくむto freeze up in fear
足が竦むあしがすくむone's legs freeze
肩を竦めるかたをすくめるto shrug
立ち竦むたちすくむto stand rooted to the spot
竦み上がるすくみあがるto cringe in fear
Example sentences
高い崖の端に立つと、足が竦んで動けなかった。
Standing at the edge of the high cliff, my legs froze and I could not move.
彼は何も知らないというように、肩を竦めた。
He shrugged his shoulders as if he knew nothing.
恐ろしい咆哮に、兵士たちは立ち竦んだ。
At the terrifying roar, the soldiers stood rooted to the spot.