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ぞくぞく

zokuzoku

shivering

Pera Pera post · 2026-09-09

Zokuzoku: shivering, from cold, fear, or excitement

Senses

shivering, feeling chilly
shuddering (with fear), feeling creepy
thrilled, excited

Related words

ぞくっとzokuttotremblinglysame stem

Source: JMdict entry 1007140, priority spec1.

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Word list seeded from JMdict, © the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0). Frequency ranks from JMdict priority tags and the NINJAL BCCWJ frequency list. Built 2026-09-11.