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Keyword
crouch
  • cower
Strokes
12
Readings
ショウ
すく.む
おそ.れる
つつし.む
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
立たち竦すくむ
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
Godan verb
竦すくむ
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
Godan verb
三さん竦すくみ
three-way deadlock
Noun
竦すくめる
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
Ichidan verb