肝が冷える

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
きも
Grade: S

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of +‎ +‎ 冷える

Verb

(きも)()える (kimo ga hieruintransitive ichidan (stem (きも)() (kimo ga hie), past (きも)()えた (kimo ga hieta))

Japanese verb pair
active 肝を冷やす
mediopassive 肝が冷える
  1. (idiomatic) being horrified, trembling
    (かんが)えただけでも(きも)()える
    kangaeta dake demo kimo ga hieru
    just thinking about it terrifies me

Conjugation